Miss Cross Country BW queens take home numerous gifts
Miss Cross Country Botswana beauty pageant organisers rewarded contestants after a strong and beautiful competition at the grand finale recently. The award ceremony was held at Tlotlo Hotel and Conference Centre in Gaborone on Saturday. Even though the organisers tried their best to award each contestant for a job well done, the first people to be recognised were the contestants that made it to top five. The pageantry had four categories namely Little, Pre-Teen, Teen and Miss Cross Country.
However, all the queens in all the categories walked home with numerous gifts hampers that included tuition fees for the Little to Tteen categories while Miss Cross Country Botswana won herself a full year scholarship from Gaborone University College (GUC).
The queens won themselves jewelry pieces from Delma’s Jewelry shop. They also got spa, lunch and accommodation vouchers worth P750. They also got a full year dental voucher from Monyenyo Dental Clinic. The contestants also scooped themselves some electronic cookware sets such as slow cookers, prying pans, mixing machines and others.
All the top five contestants from all categories got a modelling scholarship from Beauty Hub Academy. Number fours and fives walked away with vases and certificates. There were other awards given to a contestant per category such as Best Talent,
humanitarian, photogenic and best traditional award. There were also special awards for both contestants, parents who supported the pageantry and sponsors. When addressing the contestants, Beauty Hub Academy founder, One Mariri Segobye announced that she would be sponsoring all the 20 contestants from top five and give discount to all contestants who did not make it to top 20. She added that she believed that with her modelling experience, she would help the girls go far in both the pageantry and modelling careers whereas the motivational speaker Pato Makuku thanked to all the sponsors.
“Hosting a beauty pageant is hard work and we could not do much without the sponsors’ support. I would like to thank parents for rallying behind their children. Their sacrifices and support towards their children as they pursue their dreams cannot go unnoticed.
“Many believe a leader is made but I prefer to differ because I believe a leader is made not but born. The way you groom your children determines their future. There is a Setswana saying that “lore lo ojwa le sale metsi”. For those who have not won, soldier on. Do not give up. Keep on going,” he said.
For her part, former the Midweek Sun and The Guardian reporter Yvonne Mooks said she was proud of parents who raised women who would fix each other’s crowns. She added that confidence would take contestants far and advised them to believe in themselves and believe in each other.