Melissa Nayimuli

thumb|Melissa Nayimuli Melissa Nayimuli (born 2 January 1996) is a South African beauty pageant titleholder, producer, voice artist and storyteller. In October 2025, she was officially crowned Miss Universe South Africa 2025 and will represent South Africa at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant in Thailand. Quotes Being able to dabble between the Television, corporate and modeling industries, has afforded me the opportunity to equip myself with several skills, that have helped me tackle each project I work on with a fresh approach, and new ideas. As exciting as this was, on one hand, I got to experience the full acceptance and love from being treated like a South African, and on occasion, with just the mere mention of my surname, I felt what it was like to be treated like a foreigner. I am entering Miss South Africa with the hopes of bringing unity within the African continent. I would like to start conversations that are aimed at repairing the damage caused by xenophobia, not only in South Africa but all over the African continen Melissa Nayimuli, a former Miss SA 2023 finalist, to represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2025,IOL, Kamogelo Makhura, October 2025 External links Category:1996 births Category:Actresses from South Africa Category:Models from South Africa Category:Voice actresses Category:Living people Category:Beauty pageant contestants