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Wham, Bam - thank you, M'am! - Reigning Miss SA Melinda Bam is currently enveloped in a cloud of controversy as she's pulled out of the Miss World pageant. We think it's a shame because she's so pretty - just look at these photos!
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Beauty Queen - Melinda Bam was crowned Miss SA on 11 December 2011. She's now announced that she won't be competing in Miss World and the country is speculating why. (Photo: Gallo Images)
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Two crowns for South Africa - Her 1st princess, Remona Moodley, will represent SA at Miss World in China in August. Melinda is yet to offer an explanation for pulling out of the pageant, but she will compete in Miss Universe in December. (Photo: Twitter)
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Two sides to every story - Although she hasn't given details about her withrawal from Miss World, Melinda told Channel24: "I am not attending, not due to very personal circumstances, but a personal decision. A well thought through decision to send Remona." (Photo: Twitter)
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Wild One - It has been alleged that Melinda's "wild" past has caught up with her and a nude photos of the queen have surfaced. (Photo: Twitter)
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Hunted turns hunter - In this photo from her Twitter feed, Melinda takes a turn to be behind the lens for a change. (Twitter)
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Golden Goddess - The 23-year-old blonde beauty smoulders in front of the camera. (Photo: Twitter)
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Homegrown honey - What are your thoughts on Melinda Bam pulling out of the Miss World pageant? E-mail your comments to gossip@channel24.co.za and you could be published! (Photo: Twitter)
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Working the social circuit - Natalie Becker, Minki van der Westhuizen, Melinda Bam, Roxy Louw and Jo-Ann Strauss at the L'Ormarins Queens Plate at the Kenilworth race course in January. (Photo: Gallo Images)
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