Stage set for Miss Earth Zim

A BEVY of 14 beauties will be taking to the ramp this Saturday for the Miss Earth finale taking place at the Bulawayo Theatre on Saturday.Miss Earth director Thandekile Muringa said preparations for the pageant running under the theme “Beauties Nurturing Nature” were at an advanced stage.

“The young ladies are rehearsing for the big night which is promising to be a great show. Voting has already started and the models’ profiles can be seen on our Miss Earth Zim Facebook page,” she said.

The contestants drawn from the country’s 10 provinces converged on Bulawayo last weekend and are in boot camp preparing for the finale. During their camp they had an opportunity to travel to Lupane where they attended workshops.

“The contestants visited Lupane Women’s Centre in Lupane where they were taught how to make re-usable sanitary pads and also keyhole gardening.

“They also visited Chipangali Wildlife Sanctuary and will be involved in other fun activities around Matabeleland,” Muringa said.

She said the lady who would replace outgoing queen — Samantha Dika would have an opportunity to represent the country at the Miss Earth World finals taking place in the Philippines next month.

“The winner of Miss Earth will travel to the Philippines where she will represent the country at the world finals of Miss Earth.”

Muringa added that the queen would get a year’s supply of cosmetics from Langa cosmetics and would also be involved with communities across Zimbabwe, promoting environmental awareness and sustainable living.

The Miss Earth Zimbabwe is a pageant that aims to empower young Zimbabwean women with the necessary tools and platform to make a sustainable difference in efforts to conserve natural resources. The pageant, which was founded in 2006, aims to raise environmental awareness through modelling.

“The event helps create awareness of environment, wildlife, natural resources and ultimately the preservation of Mother Earth,” Muringa said.

Apart from a strong emphasis on environmental protection programmes, Miss Earth Zimbabwe also aims to showcase and promote various tourist destinations within Zimbabwe. — Showbiz Reporter/Harare Bureau.