Miss SA respond to claims of 2025 finalist being a 'bully'
Miss SA finalist Bridgette Jones has been accused of bullying by a former colleague.
Social media has been flooded with rumours surrounding the current state of the Miss South Africa organisation.
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For a while, Miss South Africa fans and supporters had to wait in anticipation to find out more about developments surrounding the 2025 pageant.
Eventually, the news broke that the organisation's CEO, Stephanie Weil, had stepped down, and the pageant was postponed to a "later date".
Now there is some more drama surrounding the organisation.
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One of the 2025 Top 10 finalists has been accused of bullying by a former coworker.
Kayla Jenecker is a model and pageant founder who is very involved in the industry.
She took to TikTok and shared a video of her reaction to seeing the Miss SA Top 10 announcement.
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In her video, she is shocked by the announcement, saying: "One of your Top 10 is the girl that bullied me in my workplace, Bridgette Jones."
The video ends there, but Jenecker then uploaded more videos explaining why she made these serious allegations and her past relationship with Jones.
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Here are all the parts to Jenecker's story, in which she shares that she was allegedly bullied by Jones while they worked at the same company.
Watch below:
@kayla_jenecker @official_misssouthafrica 📢📢📢📢 #saynotobullying #takeastand #enoughisenough ♬ original sound - Kayla Jenecker
@kayla_jenecker @official_misssouthafrica #saynotobullying #workplacebullying #takingastand ♬ original sound - Kayla Jenecker
Jenecker and Jones also mentioned that there is a pending disciplinary hearing and some other legal issues:
@kayla_jenecker @official_misssouthafrica My name is Kayla Jenecker and this is my Story #takingastand #workplacebullying #enoughisenough ♬ Yeshua Hamashiach - Josué Novais Piano Worship
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Jones released a statement addressing the allegations after the videos went viral on social media.
She claims that the allegations are false and her former employer in question has also shown their support.
Read her full statement here:
Everyone following this saga was waiting for an update from the Miss South Africa organisation.
Will Jones be removed from the competition or reprimanded in any way?
The organisation has since shared a statement, which includes how it will be proceeding with this case:
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