A calm Wednesday evening turned into a terrifying ordeal for Miss South Africa 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel Peters, who was a victim of an attempted hijacking on June 7 at Jan Smuts Avenue.
Miss South Africa Organization released a statement about the incident:
Miss South Africa office confirms that Demi-Leigh was the victim of an attempted hijacking earlier this evening (Wednesday, June 7) on Jan Smuts Avenue in Hyde Park Johannesburg. She was approached by three armed hijackers. She managed to exit the vehicle and a good Samaritan came to Demi's aid and drove her away from the scene. Her car and handbag were later recovered at the scene by a security company. The police are investigating further. Demi is shaken by the incident but unharmed.
21-year-old Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned Miss South Africa 2017 in March and will represent the country at Miss World and Miss Universe pageants.