Miss RSA
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Miss Republic of South Africa (known as Miss RSA) was a national multi-raced Beauty pageant in South Africa. The titleholders were sent to compete in Miss Universe pageant from 1975 to 1981. The pageant was owned by South African Rapport.
History
In 1975, The publisher of the newspaper Rapport created the Miss RSA pageant for coloured girls. Only in 1978 a multi-raced Miss RSA pageant was started in the then-Apartheid South Africa to blend in the ladies from all races.
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Miss Republic of South Africa existed between 1975 and 1981.
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