Model-search mired in controversy

At a Press conference held at their premises, Fashion Lounge Botswana recently announced that they are taking over BIME and will be running the show from now onwards. But "project pioneer" Collins Nawala has been incensed by all this, accusing Fashion Lounge Botswana and Orange Botswana of "stealing" his concept and kicking him out.

Nawala narrated to Showbiz the history of the project and how his idea was conceptualised into what it became in 2007. Nawala said he started working on the project in 2003 at the time going by the name Gemstones. He later reformatted the project and re-named it 101 Beauties. The project was once again reformatted to Picture Perfect, which he then renamed Star Warz - the final name which was only changed at the request of BIME sponsors (Orange Botswana) who had previously sponsored an event with a similar name.