Bryoni Govender, a South African lawyer and beauty pageant contestant, is set to compete in the Miss Universe contest in November 2021, and is expected to be a frontrunner. Despite finishing as the first runnerup in the Miss SA contest, Govender’s captivating allure has attracted massive attention from pageant enthusiasts, and her journey to the international stage has been closely followed on social media. South Africa’s pageant representation hit a snag when the Miss South Africa Organisation was unable to renew its license with Miss World, and Joubert was barred from participating in both Miss Universe and Miss World.