123:
763:
750:
841:
960:
908:
737:
973:
921:
895:
882:
947:
854:
815:
66:
934:
789:
776:
828:
869:
25:
802:
450:
In 2008, Strauss spearheaded the
Princess Project to give deserving young ladies the chance to go to their "Matric Balls" or "Proms" in designer dresses previously owned by South Africa's top celebrities. The idea behind her initiative was born of the fact that she herself went to her Matric Dance in
454:
Strauss is one of South Africa's most respected media personalities and uses her profile and influence to help various initiatives. Her
Princess Project has been supported by many South African and now international stars and has given dresses to over 80 young ladies thus far with the help of SA's
211:
462:
She partnered with the
International Fashion Sale in 2010 and reached even more deserving young ladies in SA. Similar initiatives exist around the world, enabling young girls to feel like modern princesses.
1011:
713:
1265:
416:
567:
1004:
619:
466:
In 2014, Strauss was appointed a
Celebrity Advocate for international child rights organization, the United Nations Children's Fund (
1270:
1240:
706:
342:) is a South African model, public speaker, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder. In 2001 she represented her country as
1255:
997:
1275:
1260:
768:
537:
681:
1245:
1235:
699:
184:
166:
144:
104:
52:
137:
367:
593:
82:
38:
666:
1250:
75:
507:
415:
A year after
Strauss was crowned Miss South Africa, she took part in the first and only celebrity version of
1098:
1179:
131:
379:
571:
1230:
1114:
952:
926:
762:
742:
148:
1106:
451:
a "previously-loved" designer dress which she bought with her mother at a second-hand store.
392:
362:
in her home country in 2001. She was featured in the 2001 music video of the Irish pop group
1225:
989:
781:
359:
833:
633:
8:
1082:
423:
86:
44:
794:
691:
1020:
382:. During her reigning year as Miss South Africa, she started her media career with the
295:
1138:
1050:
978:
887:
676:
613:
435:
343:
270:
1074:
939:
820:
401:
1195:
1130:
874:
722:
397:
302:
81:
It may require cleanup to comply with
Knowledge's content policies, particularly
1058:
900:
846:
405:
257:
545:
1219:
1122:
1090:
1066:
965:
959:
860:
347:
1187:
1171:
1163:
1042:
1034:
907:
755:
439:
840:
807:
351:
1155:
1203:
736:
672:
515:
409:
355:
16:
South
African entrepreneur and former Miss South Africa contest winner
972:
383:
339:
238:
920:
894:
881:
597:
363:
946:
853:
814:
749:
634:"The International Fashion Sale joins forces with Jo-Ann Strauss"
427:
210:
933:
868:
827:
788:
775:
661:
467:
322:
801:
686:
1019:
721:
431:
422:
In 2010, Jo-Ann presented the opening ceremony for the
74:
A major contributor to this article appears to have a
390:
before anchoring the
English lifestyle magazine show
455:top magazines YOU, Huisgenoot and Drum as well as
1217:
417:Celebrity Big Brother (South African TV series)
378:Strauss obtained her bachelor's degree at the
1005:
707:
396:, for which she has interviewed the likes of
53:Learn how and when to remove these messages
1012:
998:
714:
700:
473:
209:
185:Learn how and when to remove this message
167:Learn how and when to remove this message
105:Learn how and when to remove this message
130:This article includes a list of general
1266:South African television personalities
1218:
618:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
993:
695:
667:Abridged German version in PDF-format
116:
59:
18:
568:"ZDF.de - Sendungen & Programm"
13:
445:
412:for many South African magazines.
136:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
1287:
655:
34:This article has multiple issues.
971:
958:
945:
932:
919:
906:
893:
880:
867:
852:
839:
826:
813:
800:
787:
774:
761:
748:
735:
419:, where she finished runner-up.
121:
85:. Please discuss further on the
64:
23:
508:"Jo-Ann Strauss | Who's Who SA"
489:Crowned Miss South Africa 2000.
479:Top Achiever in Class of "1995"
42:or discuss these issues on the
1271:Stellenbosch University alumni
1241:Miss Universe 2001 contestants
626:
586:
560:
530:
500:
1:
687:Top Billing Official Web Site
493:
368:When You're Looking Like That
1256:South African businesspeople
7:
1276:UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors
1261:South African female models
10:
1292:
682:International Fashion Sale
1246:Miss World 2001 delegates
1236:Miss South Africa winners
1180:Varinthorn Phadoongvithee
1028:
730:
438:in a live broadcast from
373:
338:(born 3 February 1981 in
317:
313:
284:
276:
266:
254:
246:
217:
208:
201:
426:in South Africa for the
250:Media personality, model
474:Awards and achievements
380:Stellenbosch University
151:more precise citations.
1115:Jacqueline Bracamontes
953:Oleksandra Nikolayenko
927:Lada Engchawadechasilp
743:Tabassum Ferdous Shaon
386:TV magazine programme
271:Miss South Africa 2000
1251:People from Cape Town
1023:national titleholders
769:Ana Mirjana Račanović
725:national titleholders
393:Top Billing (TV show)
83:neutral point of view
782:Valentini Daskaloudi
336:Jo-Ann Cindy Strauss
222:Jo-Ann Cindy Strauss
1083:Evelina Papantoniou
470:) in South Africa.
430:television network
424:2010 FIFA World Cup
1021:Miss Universe 2001
408:. She featured as
358:pageant hosted at
354:as well as at the
296:Miss Universe 2001
1213:
1212:
987:
986:
888:Juliet-Jane Horne
834:Tatiana Rodríguez
662:Official Web Site
542:jo-annstrauss.com
436:Thomas Gottschalk
344:Miss South Africa
333:
332:
195:
194:
187:
177:
176:
169:
115:
114:
107:
78:with its subject.
57:
1283:
1206:
1198:
1190:
1182:
1174:
1166:
1158:
1150:
1142:
1133:
1125:
1117:
1109:
1101:
1093:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1061:
1053:
1045:
1037:
1014:
1007:
1000:
991:
990:
976:
975:
963:
962:
950:
949:
937:
936:
924:
923:
911:
910:
898:
897:
885:
884:
872:
871:
857:
856:
844:
843:
831:
830:
821:Christina Sawaya
818:
817:
805:
804:
795:Radasha Hoʻohuli
792:
791:
779:
778:
766:
765:
753:
752:
740:
739:
716:
709:
702:
693:
692:
649:
648:
646:
644:
638:bizcommunity.com
630:
624:
623:
617:
609:
607:
605:
596:. Archived from
590:
584:
583:
581:
579:
570:. Archived from
564:
558:
557:
555:
553:
544:. Archived from
538:"Jo-Ann Strauss"
534:
528:
527:
525:
523:
514:. Archived from
504:
486:-Award for style
402:Antonio Banderas
329:
326:
324:
289:
260:
235:
231:
229:
213:
199:
198:
190:
183:
172:
165:
161:
158:
152:
147:this article by
138:inline citations
125:
124:
117:
110:
103:
99:
96:
90:
76:close connection
68:
67:
60:
49:
27:
26:
19:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1285:
1284:
1282:
1281:
1280:
1216:
1215:
1214:
1209:
1201:
1196:Kandace Krueger
1193:
1185:
1177:
1169:
1161:
1153:
1145:
1139:Denise Quiñones
1136:
1131:Ivette Cordovez
1128:
1120:
1112:
1104:
1096:
1088:
1080:
1072:
1064:
1056:
1051:Cristina Rémond
1048:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1018:
988:
983:
979:Andreína Prieto
970:
957:
944:
931:
918:
905:
892:
879:
875:Irina Kovalenko
866:
851:
838:
825:
812:
799:
786:
773:
760:
747:
734:
726:
723:Miss World 2001
720:
658:
653:
652:
642:
640:
632:
631:
627:
611:
610:
603:
601:
594:"Archived copy"
592:
591:
587:
577:
575:
574:on 10 June 2011
566:
565:
561:
551:
549:
548:on 27 June 2010
536:
535:
531:
521:
519:
518:on 7 April 2014
512:whoswhosa.co.za
506:
505:
501:
496:
476:
448:
446:Social Projects
398:Charlize Theron
376:
321:
309:
305:
303:Miss World 2001
298:
287:
285:
256:
242:
236:
233:
232:3 February 1981
227:
225:
224:
223:
204:
191:
180:
179:
178:
173:
162:
156:
153:
143:Please help to
142:
126:
122:
111:
100:
94:
91:
80:
69:
65:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1289:
1279:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1207:
1199:
1191:
1183:
1175:
1167:
1159:
1151:
1148:Jo-Ann Strauss
1143:
1134:
1126:
1118:
1110:
1102:
1094:
1086:
1078:
1075:Élodie Gossuin
1070:
1062:
1059:Andrea Nocetti
1054:
1046:
1038:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1017:
1016:
1009:
1002:
994:
985:
984:
982:
981:
968:
955:
942:
929:
916:
914:Jo-Ann Strauss
903:
901:Rebeka Dremelj
890:
877:
864:
849:
847:Irena Pantelic
836:
823:
810:
797:
784:
771:
758:
745:
731:
728:
727:
719:
718:
711:
704:
696:
690:
689:
684:
679:
673:Jo-Ann Strauss
670:
664:
657:
656:External links
654:
651:
650:
625:
600:on 22 May 2011
585:
559:
529:
498:
497:
495:
492:
491:
490:
487:
480:
475:
472:
447:
444:
406:George Clooney
375:
372:
331:
330:
319:
315:
314:
311:
310:
308:
307:
300:
292:
290:
288:competition(s)
282:
281:
278:
274:
273:
268:
264:
263:
258:Beauty pageant
252:
251:
248:
244:
243:
241:, South Africa
237:
221:
219:
215:
214:
206:
205:
203:Jo-Ann Strauss
202:
193:
192:
175:
174:
129:
127:
120:
113:
112:
72:
70:
63:
58:
32:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1288:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1231:Living people
1229:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1205:
1200:
1197:
1192:
1189:
1184:
1181:
1176:
1173:
1168:
1165:
1160:
1157:
1152:
1149:
1144:
1140:
1135:
1132:
1127:
1124:
1123:Agbani Darego
1119:
1116:
1111:
1108:
1103:
1100:
1099:Lesley Turner
1095:
1092:
1091:Celina Jaitly
1087:
1084:
1079:
1076:
1071:
1068:
1067:Sarah Shaheen
1063:
1060:
1055:
1052:
1047:
1044:
1039:
1036:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1022:
1015:
1010:
1008:
1003:
1001:
996:
995:
992:
980:
974:
969:
967:
966:Carrie Stroup
961:
956:
954:
948:
943:
941:
935:
930:
928:
922:
917:
915:
909:
904:
902:
896:
891:
889:
883:
878:
876:
870:
865:
863:
862:
861:Agbani Darego
855:
850:
848:
842:
837:
835:
829:
824:
822:
816:
811:
809:
803:
798:
796:
790:
785:
783:
777:
772:
770:
764:
759:
757:
751:
746:
744:
738:
733:
732:
729:
724:
717:
712:
710:
705:
703:
698:
697:
694:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
674:
671:
668:
665:
663:
660:
659:
639:
635:
629:
621:
615:
599:
595:
589:
573:
569:
563:
547:
543:
539:
533:
517:
513:
509:
503:
499:
488:
485:
481:
478:
477:
471:
469:
464:
460:
458:
452:
443:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
420:
418:
413:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
394:
389:
385:
381:
371:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
348:Miss Universe
345:
341:
337:
328:
325:.joannstrauss
320:
316:
312:
304:
301:
297:
294:
293:
291:
283:
279:
275:
272:
269:
265:
262:
259:
253:
249:
247:Occupation(s)
245:
240:
234:(age 43)
220:
216:
212:
207:
200:
197:
189:
186:
171:
168:
160:
150:
146:
140:
139:
133:
128:
119:
118:
109:
106:
98:
88:
84:
79:
77:
71:
62:
61:
56:
54:
47:
46:
41:
40:
35:
30:
21:
20:
1172:Mahara McKay
1164:Malin Olsson
1147:
1043:Dina Tersago
1035:Nakera Simms
913:
859:
756:Dina Tersago
641:. Retrieved
637:
628:
602:. Retrieved
598:the original
588:
576:. Retrieved
572:the original
562:
550:. Retrieved
546:the original
541:
532:
520:. Retrieved
516:the original
511:
502:
483:
482:Awarded the
465:
461:
456:
453:
449:
442:on 10 June.
440:Johannesburg
421:
414:
391:
387:
377:
335:
334:
280:2000–present
277:Years active
255:
196:
181:
163:
154:
135:
101:
92:
73:
50:
43:
37:
36:Please help
33:
1226:1981 births
1107:Kim Sa-rang
940:Tuğçe Kazaz
808:Sara Corner
457:Top Billing
434:along with
366:'s single "
352:Puerto Rico
350:pageant in
261:titleholder
149:introducing
95:August 2010
1220:Categories
1204:Eva Ekvall
1188:Sedef Avcı
552:24 January
522:24 January
494:References
410:cover girl
356:Miss World
299:(Unplaced)
228:1981-02-03
132:references
39:improve it
484:Duku Duku
384:Afrikaans
340:Cape Town
239:Cape Town
87:talk page
45:talk page
1156:Eva Sisó
1141:(winner)
669:(178 KB)
614:cite web
364:Westlife
360:Sun City
306:(Top 10)
157:May 2019
388:Pasella
346:at the
318:Website
145:improve
977:
964:
951:
938:
925:
912:
899:
886:
873:
858:
845:
832:
819:
806:
793:
780:
767:
754:
741:
604:8 July
578:8 July
468:UNICEF
428:German
374:Career
134:, but
1202:VEN:
1194:USA:
1186:TUR:
1178:THA:
1170:SWI:
1162:SWE:
1154:ESP:
1146:ZAF:
1137:PUR:
1129:PAN:
1121:NIG:
1113:MEX:
1105:KOR:
1097:IRL:
1089:IND:
1081:GRE:
1073:FRA:
1065:EGY:
1057:COL:
1049:CAN:
1041:BEL:
1033:BAH:
643:2 May
286:Major
267:Title
677:IMDb
645:2019
620:link
606:2010
580:2010
554:2018
524:2018
404:and
327:.com
218:Born
675:at
432:ZDF
370:".
323:www
1222::
636:.
616:}}
612:{{
540:.
510:.
459:.
400:,
230:)
48:.
1013:e
1006:t
999:v
715:e
708:t
701:v
647:.
622:)
608:.
582:.
556:.
526:.
226:(
188:)
182:(
170:)
164:(
159:)
155:(
141:.
108:)
102:(
97:)
93:(
89:.
55:)
51:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.