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Mr & Miss Beauty With Albinism crowns new King, Queen

NEW QUEEN AND KING: Mr and Miss Beauty with Albanism PICS PHATSIMO KAPENG
NEW QUEEN AND KING: Mr and Miss Beauty with Albanism PICS PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Mr and Miss Beauty With Albinism beauty pageant was held at Botho University on Sunday morning, where the new King and Queen were crowned.

The event is aimed at raising awareness about albinism and celebrating people living with it.

Mareko Sekgopi was crowned the King after impressing the judges with his responses during the question-and-answer session. He explained his project that aims to tackle mental health amongst the youth, drug, and alcohol abuse, and expressed his desire to work with different stakeholders to make Botswana a better place.

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