Reigning Miss South Africa Natasha Joubert has announced her engagement and that she would tie the knot just after her reign.
Joubert won the Miss SA 20024 title in August, after she was the second runner-up in 2020. She walked away with R1-million, a three-bedroom penthouse apartment, a Mercedes Benz, and a paid trip to Paris, among other prizes.
Her partner of nearly nine years, Enrico Vermaak, popped the question during a romantic sunset yacht cruise from the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
“Enrico and I have been together for eight-and-a-half years and have known for a long time that we are life partners. The setting was perfect and so special, as both our families and friends had flown down for the occasion,” Joubert said.
She revealed that she had suspected that Vermaak would pop the question this past weekend.
“I thought it might take place at a wine farm on Saturday, but Enrico decided to switch things around and propose during a Friday evening cruise. There were other people on board, and I didn’t see any of my family or friends, so I didn’t suspect anything.
“However, he had organised that the top deck on the yacht was kept just for us, and our families were hiding downstairs in the kitchen area. I was filming content on the front of the yacht when suddenly Enrico was standing there, ready to propose, with our friends and family in tow.”
Dream come true for Gauteng beauty
The beauty queen from Gauteng said she was on cloud nine as her dream was coming true.
Stephanie Weil, CEO of the Miss South Africa Organisation, said: “We are delighted with the news of Natasha and Enrico’s engagement. We have got to know them as a couple during Natasha’s reign and know that they are going to be very happy together. And what better month to make it official than in the month of February.”
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