Front - Row Coronation seat her prize . London ; " Miss South Africa " is a blonde - haired Ingrid Rita Mills , 20 year old shorthand typist . For winning the title in a nation - wide competition Ingrid gets , as part of her prize , a front seat at the Coronation . She brought with her gifts of oranges from the children of her home - town , Port Elizabeth , for Prince Charles and Princess Anne . Photo shows : The lovely Miss South Africa posing on a London plinth . 30 May 1953