The last blonde beauty queen to be crowned Miss SA in 2011, Melinda Bam celebrated her ninth anniversary with her husband Adriaan Bergh in hospital, as seen in an Instagram post on Thursday 9 November.Melinda Bam, who was crowned Miss SA in 2011, shared a photo of herself with her husband in celebration of their ninth anniversary. However, the beauty queen is pictured on a hospital bed with her husband as she reflected on going through difficult times. It is unclear why Melinda had been hospitalised.

 
“Not the anniversary we had planned…It comes to show…the moments where you are most grateful for your spouse is not when life is perfect, glamorous, adventurous and simple…but when you need someone to get down on their knees and pray with you, hold your hand, trust the Lord for answers and breakthroughs, and when they strengthen the areas in you that are weak,” she wrote.
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“9 years and you are still the godly husband I married in every sense of the word. This was not an easy week, but you thunder through difficult times with a faith that inspires me and keeps me strong,” she continued.Melinda’s husband Adriaan Bergh held the title of Mr South Africa 2011. The pair got engaged in Dubai in 2013 and tied the knot in 104 at Oakfield Farm, Gauteng, South Africa. Melinda is now a mom. She welcomed her first child with Adriaan this year.Beauty queen Melinda Bam was crowned Miss SA back in 2011.
She also held the Miss Tropika and Miss Waterkloof titles.
The beauty queen was also the last blonde woman to be crowned Miss SA.
During her reign as Miss SA, she was set to compete at the Miss World pageant, but according to Briefly, she withdrew. The then “first princess” Remona Moodley went on to represent SA at the international pageant. Bam was said to not be taking part due to “personal reasons”. However, rumours began to swirl surrounding the circumstances on why she withdrew from the pageant.
She went on to become a television personality including Pasella on SABC 2, among others.