Nota Baloyi Faces Backlash for Insensitive Joke About Former Miss SA Mia le Roux: “That’s a Low Blow”

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Nota Baloyi Faces Backlash for Insensitive Joke About Former Miss SA Mia le Roux: “That’s a Low Blow”

South African controversial music executive Nota Baloyi made an insensitive joke about the former Miss SA, Mia le Roux

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – AUGUST 15: Mia le Roux, Miss SA 2024 during day 1 of the First National Convention of the National Dialogue of South Africa at UNISA, Pretoria Main Campus on August 15, 2025. The first national convention is a precursor to the National Dialogue and it aims to identify South Africa’s most pressing challenges. (Photo by Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Baloyi shared his tweet hours after the new Miss SA 2025, Qhawekazi Mazaleni, was crowned
Many netizens dragged the star to hell and back for his “not so funny” joke about Mia

Bathong, Nota Baloyi doesn’t know how to read the room! The controversial music executive made an inappropriate joke about the former Miss SA 2024, Mia le Roux, which ruffled many feathers on social media.

The internet had been buzzing since the 24-year-old speech therapist and model Qhawekazi Mazaleni was crowned Miss SA 2025, and many have been sharing sweet posts, except for Mzansi’s biggest troublemaker, Nota Baloyi, who decided to make fun of le Roux’s disability, which is profound hearing loss.

SA drags Nota Baloyi

Baloyi thought he would be funny by making a joke about the former Miss SA on social media; however, the feedback he received from his fans wasn’t what he had anticipated, as many of them dragged him to hell and back for his insensitive tweet about Mia le Roux. Here’s what netizens had to say below: