Miss Earth Botswana is back

Miss Earth Botswana beauty pageant is back after a four-year hiatus. The last event was held in the country back in 2014. Smash Deal won a year licence to host this pageant locally.

Smash Deal public relations officer, Osego Maseko told Arts & Culture that the pageantry auditions will commence on March 30, 2019 at Maun Lodge.  The auditions will then go to Cresta Botsalo Lodge in Palapye on April 6 followed by Gaborone.  The date and venue would be confirmed at a later date.  Maseko said registration is P300 per person while 20 contestants would be selected from the auditions and undergo training through a bootcamp.

The contestants would then fight to be amongst the 12 finalists who will battle it out for the crown at the finale.

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