Tharina Botes is a South African model best known for being one of the Top 12 finalists in the 2018 Miss South Africa pageant. She may not have the best luck with Miss South Africa pageant but that did not stop her from going on a pageant queen anyways, as she was crowned miss grand Phuket at a contest in Thailand. 
She marked her place and proved her worth by winning the title of Miss Grand Phuket 2019. The beauty proved that she definitely is a strong force to be reckoned with at the international platform. With her performances at the pageants, she not only won everyone’s hearts but also forged a strong army of the fanbase for her in the pageantry.Twenty-one-year-old Tharina Botes, who is half Thai and half South African, from Roodepoort in Gauteng, is a BComm marketing and business student at Damelin and a part-time model. 
“Love my new family!!! I came to Thailand barely knowing anyone, and now I have a whole family and to everyone supporting me, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I cannot wait to share this journey with you,” a post from Tharina’s Instagram page reads.
