SA's Top Model search over before it's begun!

All those hopefully models who thought they would have a shot at fame and fortune in the SA Top Model Search on SABC3 in 2011 have been dashed. The show has been cancelled before even hitting the air.

The SABC have said that the reason they pulled the plug is because of differences them and the producers of the show over a registration fee of the entrants-to-be. While this sounds like a bad excuse on SABC's part, they have come back saying that "as a television brand that prides itself in entertainment and integrity, the matter of the registration fee for entering this search compromised the channel's belief in free and universal access. SABC3 asked that the producers forfeit the fee as this is not in line with SABC policies." So there.

All entrants who have already paid the fees have been refunded and their hopes dashed.