She , is the new Africa ; in other words She is Africa . Who is she ? She is the Queen of Africa ; the queen with substances . She is black , she is white , coloured , Indian . She is big and slim . She dons colourful attires weaving exciting African fabrics in different colours of Africa presenting a fresher narrative of Africa . She is a South African , a Nambian , a Kenyan . She is from Mozambique and Zimbabwe . She is Mrs . Africa . She is Ms . Africa .
The above introduction is the total sum of the Mrs Africa international pageant grand finale 2017 where the now reigning Mrs Africa 2017 and Ms . Africa 2017 were both crowned along with 38 other married and unmarried African women from five African countries at the Protea Hotel , near OR Tambo international airport , Johannesburg .
SHE IS
THE NEW AFRICA !!
‘ MRS AFRICA- A PAGEANT WITH A BIG HEART ’
By Ifedayo Oshin
Mrs Africa is a pageant for married African woman . The pageant has been running for the past 10 years . The Ms . Africa division caters for unmarried African women above the age of 26 . Started in 2006 , the CEO of the pageant , Mrs Carolyn Botha explained that the pageant is “ the type that touches the heart , and the titles are those with substance with the intention of nurturing and shaping African women who are the mothers of the continent ’ s future .” Unlike other pageants , most of the contestants were winners at the night . Many of the ladies won special awards such as Most Sexy legs , Best Interview , Best cultural attire and best social media . They also received crowns for different titles . However , as Mrs . Botha explained “ the lady with the highest scores overall gets crowned Mrs Africa . She could also get one of the other titles where we will be sending them to participate in other international competitions happening around the world ; globe , international , universal , continental , hemisphere .” According to the CEO , the reason was that instead of having top 10 , specific lady , wins a specific title that allows her to participate in a specific international competition which best suits them .
Mrs Africa is not just about figures or beauty , ‘ it is what ’ s in the heart ,”. “ We don ’ t just do pageant , we do people and charities ”, boasted Mrs . Botha . The pageant manager surely deserves the boasting right having raised R392 , 812 through the charitable works of the 40 contestants of Mrs Africa on the platform of Mrs Africa Foundation . To achieve this , the contestants have had to get involved in the Dignity Dreams – a project that provides washable and reusable sanitary towels for girls .
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