The 14th annual Stellenbosch Pageant will take place this Saturday (12 October) the Stellenbosch Town Hall.
Competing categories range from Tiny, Toddler, PreTeen, Teen, Senior and even Mrs categories with 40 finalists that will be vying for these crowns.
“The pageant is much more than just a beauty pageant or modelling competition,” pageant director Enigma von Hamburg says. “It provides a platform and opportunity for each and every contestant to grow. They rise above their circumstances and become heroes in their communities in the fight for social change, which is much needed in our communities. The pageant is also a vehicle for educating the communities to respect and show tolerance towards people of diverse sexual orientations and cultural, religious and racial backgrounds.”
The finalists have gone through a series of judging rounds, which include a pre-judging event, a closed-door interview and, most importantly, finalists were challenged to perform community service, where they have to collaborate with the Stellenbosch Night Shelter and StellCare to showcase that they are true ambassadors of goodwill.
- Saturday, each finalist will strut their stuff one last time in front of an esteemed panel of judges, in evening attire, where the new ambassadors will be crowned.
