Miss SA heading to the Philippines for Miss Universe pageant
Reigning Miss South Africa, Ntandoyenkosi Kunene, will be competing in the Miss Universe pageant, which takes place in Manila in the Philippines, on Monday, January 30.
Kunene – who took part in Miss World in the US last month is set to leave Mzansi on Wednesday, January 11 and will be representing South Africa against 85 other countries in the competition.
The Miss Universe Pageant will be broadcast live on the FOX Television Network from the Mall of Asia Complex in Manila when Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines will crown her successor at the end of the event. It will be hosted by comedian Steve Harvey who made headlines around the world at the last Miss Universe competition when he announced the wrong candidate as the winner.
The pageant, which started as a marketing competition by California company Catalina Swimwear in 1952, has evolved over the past 64 years into an annual tradition celebrating intelligence, poise and beauty. Miss South Africa Margaret Gardiner took the title in 1978.
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Other African winners include Miss Namibia, Michelle McLean in 1992; Miss Botswana, Mpule Kwelagobe in 1999 and Miss Angola, Leila Lopes in 2011.
“I learned a great deal from my participation in Miss World and I am really looking forward to the Miss Universe pageant and to meeting the other contestants from all over the world.” she said.
From our friends at People Magazine.
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