'We have been cheated' - Miss Tourism 2013

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Miss Tourism 2013 contestants have not received their prizes as promised, which were due in October. Speaking to Showbiz yesterday, 19-year-old Katlego Gaotsenelelwe who was crowned queen at the August 30th pageant said that she and her princesses are still yet to receive their rewards.

Gaotsenelelwe won herself a cash prize worth P5,000, a clothing voucher for a whole year, a weekend trip to the Okavango Delta and a tour to one of the participating countries of her choice.

“I signed a contract specifying that my prizes will be handed to me on October 19, but I have not gotten them.  The organisers keep giving me excuses that do not make sense,” she said.

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