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MISS ESWATINI FOR MISS AFRICA 2019

By Ayanda Dlamini | 2018-10-16

NEWLY-crowned Miss Eswatini Nosipho Dlamini will represent the kingdom in the Miss Africa beauty pageant next year.

Dlamini could not make it to this year’s competition because she was crowned very late, just after the Miss Africa committee had shortlisted the finalists of this year’s competition.

This is according to Pageants Eswatini President Catherine Potgieter.

“Miss Eswatini will only participate in Miss Africa next year. We were late for this year’s pageant. They had already shortlisted the finalists when we crowned Nosipho,” said the president.

Dlamini was crowned alongside Phiwayinhlanhla Mbhamali (22), who scooped the second princess title and Nondumiso Dlamini (21), as the first princess.

Last year, the kingdom was represented by former Miss Eswatini second princess Baby Mthimkhulu since the queen at the time, Linda Hutchinson was preoccupied with school; she recently graduated at UNESWA.

Miss Africa Continent is an annual international beauty pageant run by ProAct Communications, along with Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss Earth contests.

Miss Africa is one of the huge beauty pageants and one of the most anticipated events worldwide.

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Founded in 2014 by Lionel Neo Mashishi a film producer / director, the pageant is envisaged to become one of the celebrated events on the African calendar.

Contestants represent different African cultures.

Miss Africa Continent is a seven month long project that includes Miss Africa TV Show, rehearsals, hype tour, appearances, launch, gala dinner and the main crowning event.

“Its main objective is to interact with African countries on various programmes, become an educational platform and empowering tool to young African women, to be inspiring and informative.

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It plays a role in uniting Africa by addressing xenophobic mentality and various plights facing the African continent.

It aims to assist in integrating young African women into mainstream economy.

It also promotes African beauty and African culture and raising future leaders.

The personality of Miss Africa must reflect true African culture and values, to be the real African ambassador.

“Miss Africa Continent’s main objective is to accelerate African young women’s social and economic empowerment by providing them a platform to engage with global streamline economists through mentorship programmes,” said Potgieter.

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