Miss Botswana scouting in full swing
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The scouting team has already covered a total of four areas - Francistown, Palapye, Jwaneng and Kanye. Some of the areas only had a few aspirants turning up to try their luck, probably with the hope of participating in the final Gaborone auditions, which always attract a larger number of hopefuls.
The Kanye and Jwaneng scouting, which took place over the weekend also did not get as many aspirants. The search, however, still continues, and the next scouting session will be in Maun at Riley's Hotel this Saturday.
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