Anele Zondo named GQ Best Dressed Woman 2026, thanks her team
Blood & Water actress Anele Zondo has been named GQ Best Dressed Woman 2026 and used Instagram to thank her faith, her creative team and her supporters.
Actress Anele Zondo has been crowned GQ Best Dressed Woman 2026. She marked the win with a message of thanks on Instagram, according to SA Hip Hop Mag.
Zondo said it was “such an honour to be recognised by @gqsouthafrica”. Before naming anyone else, she turned to her faith, writing “First of all like to give all Glory to God” and describing Jesus Christ as her Lord and saviour.
The people she thanked
Her stylists, Jay the Stylist and Xan Zar, were the first of her collaborators to be named. She credited them with turning her fashion ideas into reality and told them: “You are so pivotal to my success and this award.”
Zondo then widened her thanks to the designers and architects she has collaborated with over the years. She also thanked the glam teams and photographers behind her public looks. She singled out the creatives who understand what she has in mind and come through at crucial moments.
Her followers were not left out. She thanked everyone who likes her posts, shares them again or cheers on her milestones, addressing them affectionately as her “baes”. She closed the message with a Zulu expression of thanks, “Izandla zedlula ekhanda”.
What the win says about her profile
Zondo is known for her role in Blood & Water. SA Hip Hop Mag noted that the new title adds to her reputation in South African fashion, where her daring style choices and creative approach have been getting noticed.
Her post also shows how she sees her own success. She credits her faith, her talent and the working relationships with the stylists, designers, photographers and glam teams who help shape her appearance.
The report does not say how the winner was chosen or give details of an event. It only confirms that GQ South Africa recognised her, and that Zondo shared the news and her thanks on her own Instagram page.
For fans of South African fashion and television, the title is another sign of how closely screen personalities and the style world are linked. Zondo’s own message gives much of the credit to the team around her.
This story is based on reporting by SA Hip Hop Mag.
