Miss Hope pageantry instills Setswana culture :: Mmegi Online

A Christian based beauty pageant, Miss Hope decided to take aspiring queens for a bootcamp at Gakgatla this past Independence holidays and teach them Setswana culture and ways young Batswana women are expected to behave.

About 27 contestants attended the event. Amongst them were 12 Miss Teen Hope International Botswana finalists and 15 Miss Hope International Botswana Finalists. The bootcamp ran from September 30 to October 3, 2021. In an interview with Arts & Culture, the pageant's director Tlhatlogo 'Sera' Madiba said the objective of the bootcamp was to give the contestants an experience out of their comfort zone.

She added that they wanted them to experience life outside the city and learn Setswana culture and survival skills. She also explained that they intended to teach the ladies team work spirit and character building. "We took our finalists to historical site of the area.

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