South African Olympic swimmer Chad le Clos' girlfriend, Jeanni Mulder, has been announced as one of the Miss South Africa top 30 contestants.

Chad, who will be competing in the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, and his model girlfriend first made their relationship Instagram official in 2018.

Jeanni, a 24-year-old full-time model, is currently doing a TEFL course "to help educate people around the world to speak English".

"I want to take this opportunity to further the growth of the great woman that I am and provide hope and opportunities for the younger generation," she says about her decision to enter Miss South Africa.

In her spare time, she says that she "loves to do anything artsy". "I also like to watch TV series, and during the pandemic, I learned how to play Texas Holdem Poker, so I play quite often with family and friends," she adds.