Nthaga: A Beauty Queen With A Purpose

Tshepo Nthaga
Tshepo Nthaga

The reigning Miss Independence Kgatleng, Tshepo Nthaga, is a 19-year-old multi-talented, intelligent and influential beauty queen from Mochudi.

She is currently a Bachelor of Science (General) student at the University of Botswana and her tenure as Miss Independence Kgatleng is coming to an end in September this year. She is also a freelance model who used to work for Awaited Models and is currently working for EM Influencer in association with Mmina Gaebonwe. She is also working as a talent search personnel and departmental leader for Game Changers Charity Organisation.

Speaking to Showtime, Nthaga revealed that she started beauty pageants as a teenager when she competed at Miss Teen Universe Botswana in 2014. “I would say that my love for pageants and beauty in general long began when I was young and I even went to an extent of calling myself Mpule Kwelagobe,” she said. She added  that from a tender age she always paid attention to her fashion style and every details of her outfit mattered. She said her grandmother and mother were influential as they are style icons in their own form. “I watched fashion TV and was intrigued by how the girls rocked the ramp dressed in their fabulous outfits,” she said.

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