The current Miss SA, Lalela Mswane has taken off to Eilat Israel, to participate in the upcoming 70th Miss Universe pageant happening on December 12 after a travel restriction have been made against South Africa by Israel due to the newly detected Covid-19 variant in South Africa.

“Foreigners from these countries will not be able to enter Israel,” said a statement released by the Israel prime minister.

The Miss South Africa organisation took to Instagram to wish Mswane well on her journey.

They wrote: “Go share your sunshine with the rest of the Universe. @lalela_mswane is off to @missuniverse. We are behind you every step of the way.”

Recall that over the past few weeks, there has been controversy over Mswane participating in the Miss Universe. Many South Africans were against it, including the South African government, which distanced itself from supporting the Richardsbay beauty.