Media personality Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini has been announced as the first official host for the next two years for Miss World South Africa.
Minnie will not be taking the job on by herself. The Citizen reports that Zanele Morrison, Shirley van Wyk, and Thami Nkadimeng will support the actress as co-host at the event which takes place at the State Theatre in Pretoria on 28 October.
Miss World SA (owned by businesswoman Carol Bouwer) took to social media to share the news.
“She is a Queen! She is the host with the most and NOW please let us wish a happy weekend to the first Miss World South Africa Host… the gorgeous, the smart, the talented @minniedlamini ❤️❤️❤️??? #Missworldsouthafrica.”
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Minnie also took to Instagram to announce the news to her fans.
She wrote, “I’m so excited to announce ? I will be the host of the very first black female-owned (@bouwercarol ) Miss World SA event taking place next month. We’re going global with @africachanneltv ?? #HostDuties ?.”
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In a separate post, The Honeymoon actress shared that she bagged the hosting gig for the next two years. “From Little Miss South Africa 2002 to this? ?❤️ Thank you @bouwercarol for the huge honour I can’t wait to make you and the organisation proud ?.”
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Speaking about Minnie as the pageant host, Carol stated, “I admire the many young women who have come to epitomise excellence in broadcasting in South Africa, and when I look at Minnie I see many of the qualities we possessed at her age as women in broadcasting! I’m also proud of the work she has done to set herself apart.”
Thanking Carol for the opportunity, Minnie shared, “As a pageant girl, I am excited to join this franchise and cheer on the girls who now stand precisely where I stood many times. Starry-eyed, hopeful, beautiful, and importantly on a mission to change the reality for many who are denied opportunity in the world.”
The 71st Miss World pageant is set to take place in India in December this year.
Also see: Meet Miss World SA’s Top 12 finalists
