A number of national beauty contests took place in South Africa prior to the first Miss South Africa contest in 1956. Although the winners are referred to as Miss South Africa in the media, they did not win a Miss South Africa contest.
Two beauty contests of note are the 1948 "Meet the Stars" Beauty Contest and the 1948 "Hollywood" Beauty Contest organised by rival movie distribution companies MGM and Universal International Pictures.
Two beauty contests of note are the 1948 "Meet the Stars" Beauty Contest and the 1948 "Hollywood" Beauty Contest organised by rival movie distribution companies MGM and Universal International Pictures.
