Road to Miss World: Grace under pressure :: Mmegi Online

With just over a month before the 72nd Miss World competition, every moment, every step, squat, and strategy meeting to help shape the version of Anicia Gaothuse, that the world will see, is critical. Mmegi Staffer SHARON MATHALA spent a day with Miss World Botswana to catch a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes preparations for the queen’s participation at the prestigious festival

The date and venue for the 72nd Miss World competition was finally announced two weeks back, and Botswana’s representative is already on the move. When the Mmegi team arrived for the meeting, she had traded her evening gowns for gym tights, with her crown, titled crown of unity, momentarily set aside for sweat and discipline.

She told us that by 6am every day, the gym is her battlefield with a personal trainer from Jack’s Gym pushing her through the grueling session, as she undergoes cardio and strength training.

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