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I felt I was doing what I love in the community anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mrs Western Cape pageant is held annually and women aged 24 to 58, who are married, divorced, widowed or a mother, are eligible to enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen they announced the winners, I became emotional and it felt so unreal. I also worked so hard for this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_568da6c1\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7369\/1e5955625f8d4a6fa7edf240e14a7375.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f392dc009b67417fb072ec5727cc69b3.jpg\" title=\"Tamaryn Williams became emotional when her sickly father was allowed to crown her when she won Mrs Western Cape. PHOTO: supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Tamaryn Williams became emotional when her sickly father was allowed to crown her when she won Mrs Western Cape. PHOTO: supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams added what made the occasion extra special was that her sickly father was allowed to place the tiara on her head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy father was a policeman for 20 years and then he became very sick and became medically boarded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI always wanted my father\u2019s presence when I won. He was a policeman and was at work a lot when I grew up. For him to be there meant a lot to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t help but cry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mother of three, who started her own soup kitchen in Ocean View, said she is hoping to assist the many unemployed in her community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/school-turns-hope-into-a-verb-20211220\">Finalist from Ocean View heals hearts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe main thing I want to do is help people who are unemployed, whether it is helping them with their CVs or helping them prepare for an interview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel unemployment in Ocean View is very high and many people come to the soup kitchen every day. They also tell me their stories, most of them are single mothers and need money to print CVs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe libraries are not always available and you need to pay to use and print at internet cafes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLooking for a job they need taxi fare but because they don\u2019t have money many have to walk from Ocean View to Fish Hoek to hand out their CV\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_fccd26db\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7369\/3d644512fa4244aca2addc5ca48e2ac8.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/97bb04d0243c44f1b2e3cafc9c0793c2.jpg\" title=\"The winner of Mrs Western Cape was announced on Saturday 1 October.PHOTO: supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The winner of Mrs Western Cape was announced on Saturday 1 October.PHOTO: supplied<\/div>\n<div 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