After consecutive Top 20 placements at the Miss Supranational pageant in 2011 and 2012, a hat-trick for South Africa did not materialise when Natasha Pretorius failed to make the cut at the pageant final in Minsk, Belarus. Natasha, a pre-arrival favourite courtesy of some creative photography, was not called into the Top 20.
South Africa also lost the Miss Supranational Africa crown when Miss Gabon was awarded the continental title. The Miss Supranational crown was won by Miss Philippines.
