Miss SA organisers are digging their heels in over Miss SA Lalela Mswane's participation in the 70th Miss Universe pageant, insisting she will participate in the event and dismissing allegations to the contrary as 'completely unfounded and untrue'.
This was reiterated in a statement released on Tuesday, in which the organisation’s CEO Stephanie Weil refuted claims about Mswane’s change of heart. hrilled to be able to make Mswane’s childhood dream — to wear the crown while representing her country globally — come true”.
“SA was placed very firmly in the 21st century when Zozibini Tunzi, proudly wearing her natural hair without trying to conceal it under a weave or a wig, was crowned Miss Universe. Her refusal to bow to pressure to look a certain way was ground-breaking and opened the door to diversity and the rise of the individual as opposed to lookalikes,” said Weil.will be a role model to young women, not just across the country, but across the African continent.
“We are not a political organisation and the Miss Universe pageant is not a politically inspired event.”
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