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Rumbidzai Mbewe, Sunday Life Correspondent
SLOWLY but surely, society is beginning to appreciate modelling and even encourage their loved ones to take part in these beauty pageants.
Currently based in South Africa, 24-year-old Miss Zimbabwe Letwin Tiwaringe who was representing Zimbabwe in the recently held Miss Supernatural hosted in two countries Slovakia and Poland said often times people associate modelling with immorality but that is not the case.
“I wish some people in our societies could get a better understanding of this industry and do away with thinking negatively about someone’s job. Modelling is a career just like every other career that people pursue,” she said.
She said people should stop the habit of judging their appearances but instead give them the chance to show what they are capable of. She said models too must stay away from things that will tarnish their name as well as the industry.
“I try to stay away from drama and any public scandals. I try my best to avoid places that can also make people label me a bad person and that is my wish for all models to be scandal free,” she said.
Talking about the recently held Miss Supernatural, Letwin said the competition was good and challenging at the same time. She said the hard work that everyone put in the competition was worth it as the pageant is one of the five big pageants in the world.
“During the competition, we had to wake up early and sleep late doing rehearsals which was good because everyone learnt time management skills,” she said.
Even though she did not scoop anything at the beauty contest, Letwin said participating in such big events is an advantage for her as it is an opportunity for her to build a name for her and learn new things that she will apply in more pageants that she will take part in.
“It is my wish to win an international contest and I am sure in God’s time I will wear a crown on my head and make Zimbabwe proud.
“We never know what tomorrow holds, maybe God is preparing me for greater things in this industry,” she said.
Being the only one in her family to walk this avenue, Letwin is not getting the much needed support from her family.
The model said she was thankful to her mother who has always been her support from the beginning of her career.
“Modelling is my childhood dream. I was the tallest in my class and people use to call me Giraffe but now the height has paid off. I am happy that I took this step even though some members of the family are not supportive,” she said.
Letwin has been involved in a number of pageants and she was the first black model to make it to the top five at the World Next Top Model.
In 2012 she was crowned Miss Southern Africa Zimbabwe and also represented Zimbabwe at the Miss World Cosmopolitan.
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