South Africa: Miss World South Africa Winner Faces Identity Questions As Chidimma Saga Resurfaces

The controversy comes two years after nationality questions forced Chidimma Adetshina to withdraw from the Miss South Africa pageant.

Fresh debate over identity has emerged in South Africa following the coronation of Romanda Hombir as Miss World South Africa 2026.

Ms Hombir, a 27-year-old clinical audiologist from Mpumalanga, was crowned at the Barnyard Theatre in Menlyn, Pretoria. She will represent South Africa at the 75th Miss World competition scheduled from 9 August to 5 September in Vietnam.