Mister Supranational South Africa 2024 is Fezile Mkhize
Former Mr World South Africa, Fezile Mkhize, was officially announced as Mister Supranational South Africa 2024 on Saturday, April 27 at Asteria Group Holdings in Pretoria.
The 33-year-old medical doctor and television presenter succeeds last year's winner Tylo Ribeiro and will now prepare to represent South Africa at Mister Supranational 2024 in Poland this July.
Hlumelo Matsha was named first runner-up while Michael Benevolent finished as second runner-up.
The new Mister Supranational South Africa hails from Port Shepstone in KwaZulu Natal and is now based in Johannesburg. He lost his father at a young age and during the competition, he said that losing several family members in the past few years has encouraged him to work harder to live life fully and make a difference in the lives of others.
"I have been through very hard times but whatever happens, I will always be able to find the silver lining. Having experienced the hard times gave me a lot of clarity at a young age and I can feel my emotions and I can appreciate the impact people can have in our lives, even though they might not be there for a long period of time," he said.
"Sometimes the only difference between a hero and villain is that both get hurt but the hero chooses to try and make sure it doesn’t happen to others or that those who do get hurt can work towards seeing it in a positive light."
Fezile is no stranger to pageantry, having won the title Mr World South Africa and went to the Mr World 2019 competition in the Philippines where he placed as first runner-up to England's Jack Heslewood.
"We are proud and honoured to have a man like Dr. Fezile Mkhize as our new Mister Supranational South Africa and the hard work starts now as we have only a few weeks to prepare for him to represent South Africa at Mister Supranational 2024 on the 4th of July in Poland," said the new national director Stephen Segal.
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