Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni (née Laurie) (born 24 December 1990 in

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) is a South African model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2015. She has represented her

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at the

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, in Sanya, China on 19 December 2015.

Personal life

Laurie grew up in Eldorado Park, a mainly

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suburb in

. She has a Bachelor of Commerce General degree and is a social activist.

Miss South Africa 2015

On 29 March 2015 Laurie was crowned as Miss South Africa 2015 by reigning titleholder Zipozakhe Zokufa. The Miss South Africa Pageant was held at the Sun City Super Bowl. Laurie defeated 11 other finalists during the main event.

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attended the event, along with two other South Africans to have won Miss World, i.e.

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and

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Miss World 2015

As Miss South Africa, Laurie participated in the Miss World 2015 in Sanya, China, as one of 114 contestants. She was one of the Top 10 finalists and became the Continental Queen of Africa, the contestant who was placed the highest of all the African contestants.

References

External links

Official Miss South Africa website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurie, Liesl Miss South Africa winners People from Johannesburg 1990 births Living people Miss World 2015 delegates