Entering the Miss South Africa competition can be costly when your diary is filled with red-carpet events.For this year's top-12 finalists it has been about begging, borrowing and hustling to get the right look.From nude heels to wedges, cocktail dresses to ball gowns, they seem never to be short of the right ensemble for the occasion.They have more than 400 outfits and more than 130 pairs of shoes between them. This is an average of 30 outfits, six pairs of shoes and four make-up bags each.But being a Miss South Africa contestant means that there is nothing average about you.Roodepoort's Taylor-Skye Robinson, 21, and Pretoria's Sharon-Rose Khumalo, 24, each have 50 outfits for a two-week judging period.Trailing behind them with only 45 outfits is Pretoria East contestant Reabetswe Sechoaro, 21.She said she had been lucky to secure a number of sponsors."People were willing to sponsor me because it's for Miss South Africa, and one of my friends is a designer. My mom also helped me a lot and, by modelling, I was able to save money and contribute towards my outfits," Sechoaro said.Mpumalanga's Ntandoyenkosi Kunene and Felicia Muwayi have outdone all the contestants in the shoes department, with 25 and 30 pairs respectively.Kunene said she'd been collecting shoes for years."I love shoes, but never know which to wear, so I brought as many as I could. I borrowed outfits from my friends: I call it online shopping because I pick my outfits from their Instagram accounts."Kunene said the women often shared shoes and outfits when they needed to attend "surprise dinner parties" - and hoped the judges wouldn't notice.Sarah Botes said after not making it past the top 30 last year she had saved for outfits that would boost her confidence.But for 22-year-old Western Cape contestant Marciel Hopkins, her lifeline was to phone a friend."We had to attend an evening event and I realised that I didn't have an outfit, because I'm a little bigger than the others."I had to phone a family friend who then called another friend and arranged to bring me a dress."..