Miss Botswana opens up

Mabengano, who is of mixed race, has stated that this did not kill her spirit as she laughed it off and let it slide. Social media posts and comments showed the ugly side of some people who were against Mabengano’s crowning as the queen. “I read the comments on social media and just laughed; I did not take it personal,” she laughed.

The 19-year-old touched on the issue stating that people should not generalise and come up with such beliefs because at the end of the day light skinned people or people of mixed race that win the title are Batswana.