Pansiri is Miss Millenium 2025 queen
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | 80 Views |
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The event was held at the Millennium Jazz Restaurant early Sunday morning. Even though it started late, it is always a thrill to watch the Miss Millennium beauty pageant as the contestants always make sure they give the audience memorable performances whilst also showing off their intelligence. Forty-three-year-old Pansiri from Serowe did not only steal the audience and judges’ hearts with her beauty but did prove she had what it takes to win the Miss Millennium 2025 title. In the talent show where each contestant had to showcase the kind of job or career a Motswana woman could do, she chose a role of a prophetess where after a short sermon, she advised the audience not to forget to 'give to the house of the Lord' and also encouraged them to give tithes. As she did that, there were baskets going around for people to put in their offerings. She made it to both top six and top four where the final question for top four finalists was whether they thought that the International Women's Day should be declared a holiday and why.
Her response was that it should not be made a holiday since the country and the rest of the world were trying hard to fight against gender inequality. She added that the day was important and had to be celebrated. "It should not be made a holiday. There is a need for us to really fast forward the measures and be decisive when making aggressive decisions to make sure that we discriminate against gender inequality, gender based violence and everything that we do not need," she said. Her olive green evening dress complemented her body and her beauty with brains made her the fairest of them all hence her scooping the crown. Moreover, 40-year-old Wame Leburu scooped the second runner up position while One Ramotlaba aged 49 years, scooped the first runner up position. Amongst the most vibrant and interesting contestants who made the night for the audience was 59-year-old Phemelo Tebogo from Goodhope, who will be turning 60 years in four months time.
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