Melinda Bam will represent South Africa at the 2012 Miss World final in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. She outshone the other finalists on Saturday 11th December 2011 at the Superbowl in Sun City.

22 year old Melinda stands at 1.70 metres and is from Pretoria. She is studying Marketing at the University of Pretoria.

First runner-up - Remona Moodley

Second runner-up - Thuli Sangweni