Tamelyn Geneview Bock from the Northern Cape was crowned the first Miss Wheelchair SA, and will represent the country at Miss Wheelchair World in Mexico in October 2022.
The wheels of fortune are turning for disabled beauties who are eager to participate in pageants that have long excluded them.
The inaugural Miss Wheelchair SA pageant took place on Friday, 3 December, coinciding with International Day of Disabled Persons, at the Artscape Theatre.