At the tender age of seven, Lesedi Khatoane, is leaving an indelible mark on the world of beauty pageants.
To raise funds for her trip to Turkey in May this year where she will take part in the Little Miss Universe pageant, she hosted her very own pageant. Miss and Mr Divine Dreams was presented at Goudveld-Hoërskool on 24 January. Lesedi is title holder of Miss Tiny South Africa 2025 and Miss Tiny World 2026. She has parti-
cipated in different competitions under Pageant SA, and has a string of titles to her name. She started modelling in 2021 when she was two-and-a-half-years old.
In 2024 and 2025 Lesedi won the following titles: Miss Tiny South Africa 2024 (Free State); Miss Tiny Welkom 2024; Miss Tiny Matjhabeng 2024 (1st princess); Miss Tiny Free State 2024); Miss Tiny Queen of World 2025 (1st princess); Miss Tiny Tourism 2025 (1st princess); Miss Tiny South Africa Free State 2025; Miss Tiny South Africa 2025 (1st princess); Miss Tiny World of South Africa 2025; Miss Tiny Best of Model 2025 (1st princess); Miss Tiny Africa 2025 (1st princess); Miss Tiny Rainbow 2025 (1st princess); Miss Oh so Retro 2025; Miss Pure Heart 2025; Miss Tiny Darling Diva 2025; Miss Darling Diva 2025 (overall winner); Miss Tiny Welkom 2025; Miss Mini Destiny Helpers; Miss Casual Fashion Queen 2025; and Miss Casual Bling 2025.
With all this behind her, Lesedi is preparing herself to take the international stage in Turkey with a storm from 8 to 18 May.
The winners of Miss Divine Dreams 2026 are:
Onkarabile Skhosana (Miss Mini); Seraphim Ntoana (Miss Tiny); Buhlebendalo Kajane (Miss Petite); Lesedi Morolong (Miss Mini Teen); Shivani Williams (Miss Pre Teen); Boitelo Seatlhodi (Miss Teen); and Ashley van Deemter (Miss Junior).
Shivani Williams was crowned as Miss Senior Divine Dreams overall winner while Lesedi Morolong was crowned as Miss Anne Divine Dreams overall and supreme winner for 2026.
The judges were Manana Selabalo (founder of Beauty Beyond the Scars), Ernie Webb (Kardash Make-up Studio) and Monet Meyer (medical student and Miss Junior South Africa 2024).
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