The floor of her hotel suite is strewn with pink and gold balloons and in the lounge a large blow-up sign proclaims “Congrats”.
It’s the morning after the life-changing event but even though she’s only had about three hours’ sleep, new Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane looks fresh as a daisy and every inch the beauty queen.
To her friends and loved ones it wasn’t much of a surprise that she won and yet Lalela tells us she was stunned when her name was called out.