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MS AFRICA’S FAIREST

18/11/2017 03:24:00 BY PHUMELELE MKHONTA

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The new Ms Africa 2017/2018 Phiwayinkhosi Tshangela from Nhlambeni in Manzini has made Swaziland proud.

Many Swazi beauty queens, in the past and present, have competed in international platforms. Some came back as runner-ups while others got recognition of some sort. But Phiwayinkhosi, who is popularly known as Phiwa, came back home with the ultimate prize- she was crowned queen; the fairest of them all!!!

The former Masundvwini High School pupil was embraced by the whole of Swaziland for her achievement. She was, particularly, praised by the Minister of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs David ‘Cruiser’ Ngcamphalala and the CEO to Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture, Stanley Dlamini, for the outstanding work.
Currently though, Phiwa is based in South Africa where she is pursuing a modelling career, and this is working out well for her as she also studied Marketing and Management at Luton College in Johannesburg.

She also won most courageous award 2017 which was part of the awards on the night. She was also appointed as Africa Pageants Country Director for Swaziland for new entries next year and she can be contacted for more information.

“I am the oldest girl in a family of six, born from a mixed nationality marriage of a Xhosa father and a Swazi mother who are both Christians,” confidently says the beauty as she introduces herself to Gcwala.
With her tall height, bright flawless skin and beautiful features, she possesses the ‘give me your attention’ look.
The beauty elaborated on how she got involved with pageants, and for her, it is no new industry.

Exposure

“My first exposure to beauty pageants was when I was tasked to be the choreographer for Miss Deaf Swaziland 2011 hosted by Nokuthula Mbatha and my interest was ignited from there. I had never participated in pageant myself but went on to host a successful Miss Teen Swaziland 2012. My profile as a good choreographer grew and this led to an increase in the number of high profile projects I participated in including Miss Deaf 2012 and Miss Deaf Africa 2014,” she explained.
The South African based model snatched the title from nine other hopeful pageants at the prestigious event held at Bufflespoort Resort in the North West yet it was her first pageant.
“Ms Africa is my first pageant as a contestant and it’s been a major learning experience.
Growth
‘‘I was referred by a friend who briefed me about the Ms Africa pageant and the core values it represents and it felt like an event that would benefit my personal growth.

The fact that it is also an international event made it even more appealing. The additional motivation came from Desiree Oliphant Miss United Nations 2016 who felt I had the relevant qualities required by the event.

“For me, this whole contest had required dedication, commitment, meetings, and deadlines and I had to concentrate in developing myself. I also had to believe in myself as the other contestants were also gorgeous on all levels!!! The main benefit for me was having delivered on all these difficult challenges they had given me every step of the way. So, crown or no crown I felt a sense of accomplishment that yes, indeed, I do represent beauty with substance and just participating in that contest felt like a moment of victory for me and the crown would just be the icing on the cake,” said the beauty.
Phiwa has more dreams for herself, which includes flying out of Africa and attaining more titles.
Challenge
“My next big challenge is the preparation for my overseas contest next year. Top on my list of priorities is fund-raising for charity and this time around, the charity events will be staged in different African countries. The aim is to have a meaningful reign full of beneficial activities to community groups who need the assistance the most.
“Professionally I am an ICT (Information Communication Technology) specialist NAD Business Enterprise based in Roodeport in Johannesburg and I urge all queens to get stable jobs. To all future aspiring beauty queens, they must stay humble, stay true and committed. Also, they represent beauty with substance so you can leave a meaningful legacy,” she concluded.