Nel-Peters began her pageantry career representing Western Cape in the Miss South Africa 2017 competition on March 26 , 2017 , which she won . As Miss South Africa , she had the right to represent South Africa in both Miss World 2017 and Miss Universe 2017 , but since the dates of the two pageants coincided , she was sent only to Miss Universe , held in Las Vegas , Nevada
Miss South Africa 2017
Miss South Africa 2017
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters