Adé van Heerden, first princess at the Miss SA 2017 pageant, was crowned the new Miss South Africa at a ceremony at The Maslow Hotel in Sandton. Van Heerden took over the role from Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, who was sensationally crowned Miss Universe over the weekend. Nel-Peters was just the second South African to win the prestigious title. Van Heerden, a qualified doctor, was also chasing international honours recently, having contested the Miss World pageant in China on November 18. She made it to the Top 10 stage and was awarded the Beauty With A Purpose prize.
“It's a very overwhelming feeling but, at the very same time, I'm very content," said Van Heerden. "I knew that his was my calling. My timing was just different. We got to show the world something incredible, what happens when women support each other, what happens when women uplift each other. "We produced a Miss Universe and a Top 10 and Beauty With A Purpose at Miss World. It's something so special, I feel very proud... I feel so proud of my country right now.”
Adé Van Heerden. Picture: Dimpho Maja/ANA
On how the Miss World experience was for her, Van Heerden revealed: “Travelling through China for a month was quite a challenge, especially when you have 100kg of luggage with you, but it was quite an incredible experience. "There were 118 girls from all over the world and they’re all the best their countries have to offer, and you get to learn from each and every single one of those girls and that is something not a lot of people get to experience in their lifetime. "I came back home so much richer. I learnt things about countries, different cultures and religions, things I never would have if I didn’t do Miss World. "I feel like Miss World has kind of prepared me to be Miss SA now. It gave me a different perspective. It was like a warm up.”
Liesel Laurie and Adé Van Heerden. Picture: Dimpho Maja/ANA
Melinda Bam Women’s Health on Tuesday announced that former Miss SA and TV personality Melinda Bam will be its March cover star. Those attending Women’s Health Fit Night Out ( read more below ) on 17 February will be the first to see the hot new issue and will also have the chance to meet Melinda. Fans of SABC 3’s Tropika Island of Treasure (#TIOT8) already got a sneak peek behind the scenes of Melinda’s cover shoot, even though they might not have realised it! In the first episode of the season, Melinda can be seen on the set of a photo shoot. Unbeknownst to viewers, she was shooting the Women’s Health Cover. SEE THE COVER HERE: The shoot took place days before Melinda jetted off to the Maldives for the filming of TIOT8, on which she is one of the celebrity contestants. In her Women’s Health cover feature, she shares the hectic, six-days-a-week training regime that she followed to get in peak physical shape for the competition – which s
PHOTO: Kelly Khumalo Instagram Cape Town - Local singer Kelly Khumalo showed off her toned thighs last night at the launch of the second season of her talk show, Love and Matrimony . The 33-year-old singer and actress wore a beaded corset and hot pants combo to serenade guests at the Dorkay Rooftop in Joburg. The all-white outfit made quite an impression, especially as red balloons dotted the venue. Check out the look here : She was dressed in white from head to shoe, with red toenails as it is the month of love after all. Kelly snapped a picture of herself surrounded by seven, perfectly-toned men showing off their six-packs and captioned it: “Good Lord this night was everything ?? (sic)”
The Broadcasting Complaints Commisson of South Africa (BCCSA) has published a judgement that shows SABC1 has been slapped with a R20 000 fine, this after complaints were made of profane language used during the broadcast of Cassper Nyovest’s Fill Up The Dome concert in November. On Friday, the BCCSA stated on its website that the “Material [was] broadcast before the watershed period, [and] considered harmful to children”. “The Tribunal is thus compelled to state that the respondent failed to exercise the necessary precaution prior to the broadcast of #FillUpTheDome concert and thus contravened the provisions of the broadcasting code of conduct.” The watershed period is the period in which it is appropriate to broadcast programming aimed towards mature or adult audiences. According to the South African National Editors’ Forum this period is between 12:00 and 5:00. However, Fill Up The Dome was aired at 20:00 on 18 November 2017. On the judgement of the
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