Candice Abrahams
{{Short description|South African beauty queen, Mrs. World 2016 winner}}
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Candice Abrahams (née van Leeve) is a South African model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Mrs. World 2016. Abrahams had previously been crowned Mrs. South Africa 2016. She is the first woman from South Africa to win the Mrs. World title.
Personal life
Abrahams was born Candice Deborah van Leeve to Deborah (Debbie) and Samson van Leeve on 7 January 1983. She attended Wentworth Secondary School.{{Cite web |last=Content |first=Print |date=2015-03-24 |title=Mrs SA finalist a woman with vision |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/southlands-sun/news-headlines/2015/03/24/mrs-sa-finalist-a-woman-with-vision/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Southlands Sun |language=en-GB}}
She is married to Metro FM radio personality Ismail Abrahams and the couple have two children, Samia (born 8 May 2005) and Taai (born 16 January 2010).{{Cite web |last=Content |first=Print |date=2015-03-31 |title=Meet Mrs SA Semi-Finalist: Candice Abrahams |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/northcliff-melville-times/news-headlines/2015/03/31/meet-mrs-sa-semi-finalist-candice-abrahams/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Northcliff Melville Times |language=en-GB}}
Pageantry
= Miss South Africa =
Abrahams made it to the top 16 of Miss South Africa in 2001.
= Mrs. South Africa 2016 =
She was crowned the winner on Friday, 9 October 2015 at the Theatre of Marcellus in Emperors Palace beating runner-up Aldytha da Silva from Durban and second runner-up Marlene Naiker from Buccleuch to the crown.{{Cite web |last=Coetzee |first=Kim |date=2015-10-15 |title=2016 Schwarzkopf Professional Mrs South Africa - Emperors Palace |url=https://emperorspalace.com/mrs-south-africa/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention Resort |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |last=Content |first=Print |date=2015-10-14 |title=Mrs SA 2016 crowned at glittering grand finale |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/fourways-review/uncategorized/2015/10/14/candice-abrahams-crowned-as-the-2016-schwarzkopf-professional-mrs-south-africa-or-mrs-sa-2016-crowned-at-glittering-grand-finale/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Fourways Review |language=en-GB}}
= Mrs. World 2016 =
Abrahams was crowned Mrs. World 2016 in Dongguan, China with Mrs. Poland as the first runner-up and Madeline Mitchell of the US as the second runner-up.{{Cite web |title=Mrs South Africa, Candice Abrahams, wins Mrs World 2016 |url=https://www.glamour.co.za/celebrity-news/mrs-south-africa-candice-abrahams-wins-mrs-world-2016-17309105 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.glamour.co.za |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=elainenaidoo |date=2016-03-14 |title=SA’s Candice Abrahams crowned Mrs World 2016 |url=https://risingsunnewspapers.co.za/55376/sas-candice-abrahams-crowned-mrs-world-2016/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Rising Sun Newspapers |language=en-GB}}
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Category:South African beauty pageant winners
Category:South African female models