Shannon Benting
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Shannon Benting is a South African model , content creator and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026 and Miss Supranational South Africa 2026. She represented South Africa at Miss Supranational 2026 in Poland and was unplaced.
Pageantry
[edit]Miss Supranational 2026
[edit]Benting's first pageant was Miss African Beauty 2026 where she reached the top 30.[1][2] On the 6th June 2026, she won Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026 and Miss Supranational South Africa 2026.[3][4][5] In July 2026, she represented South Africa at Miss Supranational in Poland, concluding South Africa's consecutive placement streak at Miss Supranational that had been maintained since 2021.[6][7] During the international stage of the competition, Benting shared a video where she took the opportunity to address South African mothers directly:
I'm honoured to represent bold and diverse South Africa. I'm a model and content creator' but my greatest achievement is being a mother. I'm here to remind all women, and especially mothers, that you can do it all, you can be it all, and you can have it all – with a child on your hip. Because we are fully capable of carrying both a child and a dream.[8]
Benting secured her place in the pegeant's Influencer Challenge Top 20.[9] She wore a dress named "Mother of the Nation" for her national costume, which pays a tribute to South African women and celebrates motherhood.[10][11] At the end of the event of the Miss Supranational 2026, Benting was unplaced where Katrina Llegado of the Philippines was crowned the winner.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ Cupido, Gerry (7 June 2026). "Shannon Benting crowned Miss Supranational South Africa 2026 ahead Of Poland Pageant". IOL. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Shannon Benting named Miss Supranational South Africa 2026". Glamour. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ Tleane, Lebo (8 June 2026). "Shannon Benting Crowned Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026". Youth Village. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ Maako, Keitumetse (7 June 2026). "'Super excited': Newly crowned Shannon Benting set to fly SA flag at Miss Supranational". News24. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ Lesemane, Lineo (7 June 2026). "Shannon Benting crowned Miss Supranational South Africa 2026". The Citizen. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ Nontsele, Chuma (8 June 2026). "Lebohang Raputsoe passes Miss Supranational SA Crown to Shannon Benting". News24. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Shannon Benting to fly the Mzansi flag at Miss Supranational". TimesLIVE. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "'You can have it all with a child on your hip': Shannon Benting stands for moms at Miss Supranational 2026". News24. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Selisho, Kaunda (27 July 2026). "Miss Supranational South Africa Shannon Benting storms into influencer challenge Top 20 ahead of Poland finale". The Citizen. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ Makhura, Kamogelo (31 July 2026). "A tribute to SA women: Inside Shannon Benting's 'Mother of the Nation' national costume". IOL. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ Tleane, Lebo (30 July 2026). "Miss Supranational South Africa Shannon Benting Takes Us Through Her Powerful National Costume". Youth Village. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ Guanzon, Ian Peter (1 August 2026). "Katrina Llegado wins Miss Supranational 2026, ending PH's title drought". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
