Nigeria, July 20 -- Fresh debate over identity has emerged in South Africa following the coronation of Romanda Hombir as Miss World South Africa 2026.

Ms Hombir, a 27-year-old clinical audiologist from Mpumalanga, was crowned at the Barnyard Theatre in Menlyn, Pretoria. She will represent South Africa at the 75th Miss World competition scheduled from 9 August to 5 September in Vietnam.

Soon after her victory, some social media users questioned her identity, drawing comparisons with the 2024 Chidimma Adetshina controversy that dominated the country's beauty pageant scene.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ms Adetshina withdrew from the Miss South Africa pageant after questions were raised about her nationality. She later represented Nigeria a...