Become a SterStatus Candidate
Why enter?
- Gain valuable experience and develop life skills (e.g. interview skills, public speaking, interpersonal communication, social interaction, etc.)
- Find new interests and discover new opportunities
- Make lifelong friendships and relationships
- Learn to set goals, follow them through and exceed your expectations
- Develop a sense of responsibility for helping others
- Foster a positive, self-motivated mindset to achieve your goals
- Receive recognition for your efforts in bettering yourself and your community
Where to start
To become a candidate, you must:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 50
- Be a South African citizen
- Be able to meet the time commitment and job responsibilities as set forth in application form.
- Have a clear criminal record.
- Develop a sense of responsibility for helping others
- Foster a positive, self-motivated mindset to achieve your goals
- Receive recognition for your efforts in bettering yourself and your community
Important Dates
2026 Calendar will be available shortly.
If you have any burning questions, reach out to Talana Malherbe at +27 82 926 9409 or info@sterstatus.co.za. She’s here to help!
Entry Form
To Enter SterStatus Season 8 – Click on the link below
To finalize your application email your full length and head shot photos to info@sterstatus.co.za
1. Female entrants must be between the ages of 18 and 50.
2. Enter online at www.sterstatus.co.za.
A non-refundable R650.00 registration fee is payable upon registration. Please share your POP and Images to info@sterstatus.co.za
3. Judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entertained.
4. Entry into the competition indicates acceptance of rules and regulations set out by the organizers. The rules and regulations are available on the website.
5. All entries undertook at sole risk. Organizers will not be held liable for any loss, damage or injuries suffered due to participation.
6. Participants are required to familiarise themselves fully with the schedule of the competition and all relevant dates.
7. Marketing of sponsors by contestants are compulsory and must be done in accordance with the instructions provided by the organizers.
8. Contestants are not allowed to make any contact with the judges. Any contact with judges constitutes immediate grounds for disqualification from the competition.
9. Confirmation of venues to take place at a later stage.
10. Attendance of briefing sessions and workshops are compulsory. These sessions and workshops provide training for the contestants.
11. Contestants are required to be available for events and photo shoots throughout the duration of the competition, subject thereto that only in the event of prior consent obtained no contestant may be absent from such events and photo shoots.
12. Contestants accept liability for their own expenses related to participating in this national competition, including but not limited to travel and accommodation expenses.
13. Attendance of official interviews, official scheduled competition dates and events are compulsory.
14. Prizes and vouchers are not exchangeable for cash.
15. The competition, its management, the organizers or its staff are not liable for the withdrawal of prizes by sponsors. Sponsorship agreements are entered into and the sponsor must honour the terms of such agreement.
16. The allocation of prizes and gifts falls within the sole discretion of the competition organizers.
17. Sterstatus reserves the rights to use all photographs and video shots taken of the contestant, and reserves the right to feature any contestant or finalist in any media for promotional purposes. The participants or finalists will not receive any payment for the photographs or video shots used. Sterstatus reserves the rights to take photographs, videos and recordings of all contestants during the competition.
18. Sterstatus reserves the right to amend or vary any of these Terms and Conditions without prior notice to any contestant.
19. By entering this Competition, all contestants agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
20. All participants must ensure the entire information provided is true and accurate. If any inaccurate and untrue information is found in any stages of the competition, contestant will be disqualified and shall pay Sterstatus a proportional penalty fee as compensation for the organizational costs already occurred. If any contestant withdraw from the competition at any stage, for whatsoever reason, contestant will also be liable to pay Sterstatus a proportional penalty fee due to costs already occurred for the contestant. This will be determined by the sole discretion of the organizers.
21. The chosen winners including the 1st and 2nd runners up and subsidiary titles winners will be contracted to Sterstatus during their reign from the date and night of the Grand Finale for the duration of 12 months. A separate agreement will be entered into.
22. Any indulgence granted by Sterstatus shall not be interpreted as a waiver of any of Sterstatus rights.
23. Contestants will be responsible to do fundraising as part of one of their assignments. This will all be explained in detail at workshop 1.
24. All intellectual property and copyright created by a contestant or title holder during the course of this competition belongs to Sterstatus.
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About Us
SterStatus empowers women to realize their ambition and build self-confidence, acting as a catalyst for future success. The SterStatus community is a sisterhood that is committed to uplifting and empowering one another.
Contact Us
- info@sterstatus.co.za
- Karin Muller - 071 606 2088
- Talana Malherbe - 082 926 9409