Miss Beauty with Albinism to raise awareness

According to the pageant’s director, Phildelphia Motlaiile, the contest is the first of its kind in the country. She said its main objective is to raise awareness on albinism and make the general public appreciate and understand people living with albinism. She said they wanted people to understand that albinism is a disability just like any other.

“We have heard stories about people living with albinism being killed for rituals in neighbouring countries. We don’t want that to happen here. We have to raise awareness about these ritual killings before someone can be tempted to kill us for our parts. We want the public to know that we are as human as they are,” she emphasised.