THE judges for Miss World SA have been announced.
The seven judges are Daniel Asiwe from Nigeria, Dato Tiffanee Marie Lim from Malaysia, Dr Norman Cahi, Ava Hall and Sithembile Ntombela, Realeboga Malatji and Dr Rolene Strauss, all from South Africa.
They will choose Miss World South Africa from the 12 finalists, one of whom will represent the country at the Miss World finals in India in December
Realeboga is the head judge.
A pharmacist by profession, she is also a singer, actress and former beauty queen. She was the first black woman to be crowned Miss Pretoria in 1999 and has competed in the Miss Pietersburg, now Polokwane, Miss South Africa Northern Province and Miss Premier Soccer League beauty pageants.
Dato is the vice presidentof Brand, Creativity and Talent Development at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, which was founded by her father.
"My goal is to empower young people to fulfil their potential by bridging the gap between academia and the practical demands of the creative industry.
"I have also received the ASEAN Master Class Award for Emerging Women Entrepreneurs and was identified as one of the TOP 10 Fashion and Beauty Influencers by FACES Magazine in Malaysia," said Dato.
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Norman is one of the pioneers of teeth whitening in Mzansi.
He and his daughter Chelsea run the well-known Cahidental and Prosthodontic practice.
"Every year we adopt a children’s home or orphanage to provide first-class dental care to the kids free of charge," he said.
Rolene is Miss South Africa 2014 and Miss World 2014.
She is a doctor, confidence coach, author, entrepreneur and businesswoman by profession.
Daniel, who holds the titles of Mr Africa 2021, King of the World 2021, King of the Universe 2021 and Face of South Africa, among other national and international titles, is a postgraduate student in management at North West University Business School.
As part of her journey around the world preaching creativity, she has founded Limkokwing Fashion Club, the only fashion label launched by a university.
Ava is head of content and brand of The Africa Channel in Los Angeles.
She has more than 20 years of experience on TV in content development, television production, artistand talent relations, programme planning and operations, creative services, brand management, as well content distribution.
Sithembile is responsible for developing and implementing strategic marketing strategies that promote South Africa's Nation Brand to local and international audiences.
An expert in strategic brand management and marketing, Sithembile is an expert in integrated marketing and communications, advertising, stakeholder relationship management, digital marketing, global marketing and reputation management.
