Keabetswe Temane, a 7-year-old Mamelodi kid won the Grand Prix Mini Model Earth 2022 in Zanzibar, Tanzania on 28 May 2022.
The Grade 1 student competed against students from Romania, Georgia, Brazil, Kenya, Bulgaria, and Tanzania, among others.
“I am ecstatic to have won the pageant and I am also more excited that I have had an opportunity to learn about Zanzibar,” she said.
Her guardian, Dr George Senosha, said the intention is not to turn Keabetse into a celebrity.
“She must remain a child with self-esteem and capable of standing her ground in any situation. She became interested in models after seeing models on TV and became interested. We also have a program called Ditsala that helps us identify children’s talents and match them to their interests,” he said.
Keabetswe said she wants other children to succeed in what they are doing and enjoys sharing, does not wish to see other children suffer, and intervenes if she spots a child in distress.
