Meet the youngest Miss Mahalapye ever

Miss Mahalapye Central Lona Baipoledi
Miss Mahalapye Central Lona Baipoledi

She made the country proud last year when she scooped the second position at the Princess of the World International Pageant in the Eastern European country of Bulgaria. Arts & Culture Writer MOMPATI TLHANKANE recently sat down with the freshly crowned Miss Mahalapye, Lona Baipoledi to learn more about her journey to the coveted crown

Carrying the Miss Mahalapye sash on her shoulder and the crown on her head, the confident young girl was quick to introduce herself as an intelligent 15-year-old from Mahalapye who wants to make instant change in her society.  Having made history as the youngest queen to have ever worn the village’s coveted crown, Baipoledi described her crowning moment of December 30, 2017 when she beat other contestants.

Baipoledi, the third Miss Mahalapye since the pageant’s inception in 2015 said she was anxious and nervous when her name was announced. “It was a tough competition, but I am excited because I will now play a bigger role of changing people’s mindsets and how they view Mahalapye (as a) village,” she said.  She said she intends to change the image of her home village when she begins her work as the reigning queen. “I want to live up to the expectations. I would like to teach the youth the importance of education and self-acceptance,” she said. She added that as a young person tasked with the role of bringing about change, she would encourage the youth to seek a better future and never let situations hinder their progress. 

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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