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Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

Congratulations are in order for the newly crowned Miss Botswana 2024–2025, Anicia Gaothuse! It's your time to enjoy the crown and be all you can be. A competition is just that, a competition. There has to be one winner.

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 who felt their contestant should be the next Miss Botswana, and of course, when that did not happen, they were heartbroken as would be expected, but that does not give anyone the right to bully the newly crowned queen.

Editor's Comment
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