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Age and size do not determine stature. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has been proven by the six-year-old Lesedi Khatone, who is a determined young model with a profound vision and unwavering aspirations.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesedi’s journey in the world of modelling has been nothing short of inspiring. Lesedi hails from Bedelia, Welkom, and she is a learner at the Kingdom Academy. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a tender age Lesedi has displayed an innate resilience and spirited drive for greatness. Her passion for dressing up and letting creativity flourish has been a driving force.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through dedicated effort, Lesedi has evolved into a fearless and promising model, exemplified by her participation as a finalist in the Miss Tiny South Africa Pageant, hosted by Carolyn Botha. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesedi has been selected to attend the International pageant in May this year.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her aspirations now extend to representing South Africa in an international pageant in Turkey. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lesedi Khatone (6) will be representing South Africa in Turkey in May this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The pageant will be held between 5 and 15 May, an opportunity where she aims to make her country proud and bring home the titles of Little Miss Universe 2025 and Little Miss World 2025.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This tiny beauty queen already boasts a long string of titles to her young name. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She started her illustrious career in 2021 at the tender age of three when she won the Little Miss Welkom contest in her age group, and then went on to win Miss Province Republic of South Africa in the same year. Again in 2022, she won Little Miss Welkom. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lesedi Khatone (6) aims to make her country proud in Turkey where she aspires to win the titles Little Miss Universe 2025 and Little Miss World 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From 2024 her career blossomed and she won a string of titles including Miss Queen of Tweens Free State 2024 (second princess), Miss Little Welkom 2024, Miss Face of Matjhabeng 2024, and Miss Tiny South Africa Free State.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her national titles in 2025 include Miss Tiny Queen of the World (second princess), Miss Tiny Tourism (first princess), Miss Tiny South Africa Free State, Miss World South Africa, and Miss Junior Face of South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Little Lesedi is reaping in beauty titles. These are onlly het 2025 titles so far<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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