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A Green Warrior with her Head, Heart and Hands in the game
A Green Warrior with her Head, Heart and Hands in the game
The Miss Earth South Africa has always advocated for the development of young women in South Africa as Environmental Ambassadors or Warriors.
A beautiful Spring inspired announcement was held at Tsogo Sun Hotels' Rosa venue at the Palazzo at Montecasino where the 2019 Miss Earth South Africa finalists from across South Africa gathered for an afternoon filled with sharing their journey, engaging and sharing their views on the current climate crisis we find ourselves in both locally and as a global community.
Celebrating 16 years of Environmental Advocacy, Community Service and another generation of Green Leaders which form part of the strong fold of young women; 22-year-old Lungo Katete from Midrand was crowned Miss Earth South Africa, followed by her three ambassadors: L'Oreal Magro from Zakariya Park in Johannesburg, Moratwe Masima who resides in Stellebosch for her studies but is originally from Midrand followed by KwaZulu Natal's Victoria Soutar from the Midlands.
The newly appointed Miss Earth SA Ambassador; Lungo Katete is a Gauteng born earth warrior who recently completed her Bachelors in Architectural Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand and hopes to complete her Honours and Masters degree in Architecture over the next few years. L'Oreal Magro is the 2019 first runner-up and currently busy with her PhD in Sociology at The University of Johannesburg, she tutors and lectures part time in the field of Clinical Sociology and Population, Health & the Environment.
There is clearly no shortage of academic excellence amongst this remarkable group as second runner-up; Moratwe Masima who originally hails from Midrand but is currently based in Stellenbosch where she is in her final year of Medicine at the University of Stellenbosch. And completing the winner's platform is KZN's Victoria Soutar whom is currently studying for her Master in Agricultural Science, at the University of KZN.
Candy Tothill, Tsogo Sun's GM of Corporate Affairs, congratulated the Miss Earth South Africa 2019 winners on the announcement of this prestigious title. "We extend our warmest congratulations to the newly announced ambassadors and winners, all of whom have demonstrated their commitment to promoting environmental consciousness and improving conditions in their communities. Our partnership with the Miss Earth South Africa development programme forms part of our effort to support environmental education and awareness to help to reduce our impact on the natural environment."