MISS Supranational South Africa Ayanda Thabethe has asked Mzansi to vote for her to get into the Miss Supranational Top 24.
Ayanda won second runner-up in the 2023 Miss SA pageant, and she's representing the country in Miss Supranational in Poland.
The international pageant is set to take place on Friday, 14 July.
The first competition of the pageant, Suprachat, is up, and the winner will be advanced to the Top 24.
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Suprachat is where the beauty queens are separated into groups, and they have to answer questions.
Viewers will then vote for their favourite queen. Voting hours are open for 48 hours. Ayanda is up against Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Zambia.
"My Suprachat just went live. I am in group 4. Please get on over to the amiss Supranational App and vote for me," she said on Instagram.
During her introductory interview, she said she was excited to be in Poland.
"My name is Ayanda Thabethe. I have the absolute pleasure of representing the beautiful country of South Africa. I have a hungry mind that I'm always trying to feed with new information, and I'm very excited to be in Poland," she said.
When asked if she feels any pressure being Miss Supranational South Africa 2023 when the reigning Miss Supranational, Lalela Mswane, is already from South Africa, she said: "If I'm being completely honest, I see it as an advantage. I remember back in my day as a pageant fan. I would always look at the representative of the country that won the previous year."
"I'm at a great advantage right now because I know a lot of pageant fans are doing that. I'm very proud of what I have to show, and I cannot wait to show more," she said.
