Shivani Williams (12), a Gr.6 learner at the Welkom Preparatory Primary School, has been crowned as Miss Pre-Teen Africa 2025 (second princess) and Miss Pre-Teen Best Model South Africa 2025 (second princess). Both pageants were held on 7 June at the Medley House in Brakpan. Shivani started participating in pageants in 2023 in Pretoria and Johannesburg, where she won several titles, namely Miss Pre-Teen World SA 2023 and 2024, Miss Pre-Teen SA (first princess) 2023 and 2024, Tiny Miss Teen SA 2023, and Tiny Miss Teen Universe 2023. She also won Miss Pre-Teen Free State 2023 and 2024 for representing her region. With all these titles, Shivani qualifies to represent South Africa in Turkey in 2026. For more information, contact her mother, Rita, on 072 925 9340.