Miss SA Lalela Mswane has finished second runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant, held in Israel on Monday.
Mswane's participation in the pageant had been marred in controversy, with politicians and civil society calling on her to take a stance against Israel in that country’s conflict withhe Miss SA Organisation did not seem eager to appreciate the negative impact of representing the country in Israel.
The Miss SA organisers defended Mswane's participation, saying it was “not getting involved in a political war of words” but was instead looking forward to watching the recently crowned beauty queen proudly represent the country on an international stage.soul would not have been at peace” if she had skipped the pageant.the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at the Old City of Jerusalem.“Certain people have put me through hell and back. It has not been the easiest thing to deal with.
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