Melinda Bam : Miss World South Africa 2012-Miss Universe South Africa 2012

Melinda Bam | Miss South Africa 2011 | Miss South Africa 2011 Winner |  Miss World South Africa 2012 | Miss Universe South Africa 2012

Miss Pretoria, Melinda Bam has been crowned Miss South Africa 2011 at a glittering event held at the Sun City Superbowl on Sunday night 11 December 2011.

Melinda Bam beat the other 11 contestants from across the country with her poise, personality and golden beauty. She believes she has the motivation, ambition and confidence to become an inspiring ambassador to South Africa and the youth of South Africa.

Melinda Bam is an official representative of South Africa at the Miss World 2012, at the 62nd edition of the Miss World in Ordos, Inner Mongolia on 18th August, 2012 and also represent her country at the Miss Universe 2012.

The 1st runner-up is Remona Moodley (22) from Cape Town who is studying Electrical Engineering at UCT, while the 2nd runner-up is Thuli Sangweni (21) from Johannesburg who is currently studying an IMM Marketing degree.

As part of the winner's prize package, Malinda Bam will drive away in a Ford Focus 1.6 Trendline sponsored by Barloworld Motors, and receives hair care for the year of her reign from L’Oreal Professional and Gary Rom Hairdressing services, as well as make up from Iman Cosmetics, Camelot Spa beauty and body spa treatments, shoes from Europa Art and clothing from Cameroon and complimentary dry cleaning services from Exclusive Dry Cleaners.

 She also wins a coveted Jet Set Diamond watch she will also be able to select another 3 watches to accessorise her wardrobe. Jet Set Watches also sponsors an all-expenses paid trip to Paris. 

 Melinda wins a holiday at the luxurious Royal Livingstone Hotel, Sun International’s Victoria Falls property in Zambia and personal imaging, social skills and etiquette training from Professional Impressions. She will be limousine driven in style by Lux Limos and Avis Car Hire will provide complimentary car hire during 2012. Varsity College awards Melinda an educational bursary and she will also receive a bursary for the charity of her choice. She has also won a Blackberry Bold, 12 months of airtime and a 40" LCD, PVR Decoder & 12 months DSTV subscription.

After winning the title Miss South Africa 2011, Malinda Bam said, "I don’t need time to map my year forward, I will just jump in and swim… I now look forward to meeting the expectations of people who will meet me and expect the best of me."

Pretorian beauty, Malinda said, "From 2009, I’ve been gearing myself for this moment… and the past six months have prepared me for this. The six months, during which a reality show was aired and during which the judges criticized them, had given her a chance to perfect her act. I was able to consult and work on my flaws."

Melinda Bam's Profile:

NAME        Melinda Bam
AGE        22 years
HEIGHT        170 cm
VITAL STATISTICS (in inches) 32.4-26.5-35.5

EYE COLOR         Brown
HAIR COLOR Blonde
HOME TOWN Pretoria
COUNTRY         South Africa
EDUCATION         a student of B.Com Marketing from Pretoria University
PROFESSION Model
PREVIOUS AWARDS Miss Tropika, Me Waterkloof and Candy Girl pageants

AWARDS Miss South Africa 2011
NEXT MAJOR CONTEST
Miss World 2012
Miss Universe 2012