Low turnout at Miss Botswana auditions
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
First leg of Miss Botswana auditions were held at Adansonia hotel in Francistown. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
The auditions, which were held on Saturday at the Adansonia hotel, attracted only 15 aspiring beauty queens.
In 2013, which was the last time the pageant was held, hordes of hopeful young women turned up for the Francistown auditions that were held at Thapama hotel.
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