The Road to Miss South Africa is a South African reality television series produced by Don't Look Down which charts the progress of the Miss South Africa pageant's semi-finalists for several weeks before the annual pageant, featuring interviews with former Miss South Africa title holders as well as the reveal of the models who will contest the finals.
The series premiered on DStv's Mzansi Magic channel on Sunday 9 October 2011, at 19h00. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 3 premiered on Mzansi Magic on Sunday 26 January 2014, at 17h30. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are 10 episodes in the third season.
Synopsis
Mzansi Magic has transformed the Miss South Africa pageant into a reality show, The Road to Miss South Africa.
The semi-finalists are in for the ride of their lives as their progress is chartered over the coming months during the workshops at Sun City Resort and in the interview sessions with the judges.
The reality-type show starts a few weeks before the finals and gives viewers the opportunity to get to know the finalists and have a clearer sense of who their favourites are as they head towards the finals.
Also documented is the elimination process - the semi-finalists are given tasks to complete during the workshops and are judged accordingly.
By the end of the workshops only a handful of girls remain and the finalists are revealed before the pageant, which is typically held in the Superbowl at Sun City.
The Road to Miss South Africa is produced by Don't Look Down. The creative and series director is Anton Cloete and the executive producer is Glenn van Loggerenberg. The theme song is "I Know What's On Your Mind", performed by DJ Black Coffee and featuring Tortured Soul.
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Seasons
Series exclusive to Mzansi Magic
Season 1 (9 episodes)
Premiere: 9 October 2011 | Finale: 4 December 2011 | Sundays, 19h00
Season 2 (6 episodes)
Premiere: 4 November 2012 | Finale: 9 December 2012 | Sundays, 17h00
Season 3 (10 episodes)
Premiere: 26 January 2014 | Finale: 30 March 2014 | Sundays, 17h30