{"id":51667,"date":"2021-07-01T16:26:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/miss-and-mr-ngqamakwe-pageant-a-success-20210629\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:55:33","slug":"miss-and-mr-ngqamakwe-pageant-a-success-20210629","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/miss-and-mr-ngqamakwe-pageant-a-success-20210629\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss and Mr Ngqamakwe pageant a success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DESPITE a lack of sponsors and resources, the inaugural Miss and Mr Ngqamakwe pageant was described as a success by its founder, Zinziswa Gxulu (22), who now plans to ensure that the event becomes an annual feature in the events calendar of the town of Ngqamakwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural pageant was hosted at the Ngqmakwe TRC Hall on June 5 and the competition was divided into three categories, namely, tiny tots for ages five to 11, teens for 12- to 17-year-olds and adults for 18- to 25-year-olds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe idea to come up with the Miss and Mr Ngqamakwe beauty pageant came from the realisation that there were no opportunities and exposure (in this region) for those who want to pursue a career in modelling and through this initiative I hope to unearth and groom models of the future,\u201d said Gxulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_a032320b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11313\/67c2ef070e914ed9bbc27ad972b837ae.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/97585554d8ee45a99deb849a6045226e.jpg\" title=\"In front are Oko Diniso flanked by first princess Ayanda Sigcawu and second princess Odwa Nongenzi. 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