Bio
Akile Khoza is a South African model best known for being one of the Top 12 finalists in the 2018 Miss South Africa pageant.
Miss SA Bio
Age: 23
From: Thulamahashe, Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga
Akile is a Master's student in neuroscience at the University of Stellenbosch.
Although she's one of the tallest contestants this year (1,85m) she is scared of heights and has set herself a challenge to overcome this by hiking up a mountain.
She lists her teacher mother, who only started studying later in life and who recently obtained her PHD degree at Stellenbosch University, as her role model.
She loves being active and plays netball (she played SA Under 21) and basketball. Her favourite meal is pap and braaied chicken or meat and chakalaka.