Nicole Naude: a sexy surfer from South Africa

Nicole Naude has been crowned South Africa's Sexiest Beach Babe. The new Miss Zag is a 20-year-old surfer from Redhill, Durban North, who has won a two-year modeling contract and a trip to Europe to shoot her portfolio, free holidays in Mozam, and a quiver of brand new surfboards.

"I feel really overwhelmed!" Nicole said on being told she had won. "SA’s sexiest beach babe, wow! It’s an amazing honor to be named Miss Zag."

"I recently learned to surf while I was in Cape Town and became obsessed. So, I will definitely appreciate that prize and will make the most of it. I’m thinking of starting out with a mini mal, and then moving on to something smaller", Naude added.

Miss Zag is a six-month online contest where entrants from across South Africa were invited to build up their own online portfolio at Zigzag Surfing Magazine's website.

Along with the coveted title, Nicole will appear on a reversible cover of the upcoming issue of Zigzag and a full swimwear online shoot.

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