Miss SA Tamaryn Green is looking for the magic double at Miss Universe
Twenty-four-year-old Tamaryn Green from Paarl was crowned Miss SA 2018 in May and Liesl Laurie personally bid her farewell ahead of Green's appearance at the Miss Universe pageant.
Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green revealed two of her pageant outfits today – including her breath-taking official national costume which pays homage to the Blue Crane – as she prepares to compete at the Miss Universe competition.
Miss Universe 2018 takes place on Monday, December 17, in Bangkok, Thailand and South Africans are hoping for a consecutive win as reigning Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa will crown her successor at the end of the event.
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We are confident Tamaryn Green will bring home the Miss Universe crown!
Green’s national costume, which she revealed at her farewell, was designed by Malikah Hajee and Lloyd Kandlin. They took inspiration for the show-stopping national costume from South Africa’s national bird, the blue crane:
Martin Bester, however, is not sold on the national costume.
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Inspiration for the farewell gown has been drawn from current trends in fabrics and silhouettes that can be seen on Bella Hadid or Kendal Jenner. This dress is cheeky and sexy, with a lot of sheer elements and cut-outs. The dress is modern and adaptable and can be worn on the red carpet, as well as on the stage of Miss Universe.
Former Miss SA Liesl Laurie said farewell to Green in Sandton on Thursday afternoon.
Green also revealed The National Gift to The Universe necklace designed by her - in collaboration with Jack Friedman Jewellers, which pays tribute to her hometown Cape Town.
Here is a magnificent video of the national gift that our @Official_MissSA @TamarynGreen will be presenting to the @MissUniverse this year.
— Jack Friedman (@JFriedman1933) November 22, 2018
Notice the detail?
It encompasses things South African.#TamarynForMissUniverse #bluecrane #protea #MissUniverse #misssa #jackfriedman pic.twitter.com/GYxTsTrr6k