A Brackenfell mom of two, Charina Joubert, has made it to the Top 25 of the Tammy Taylor Mrs South Africa 2019 pageant.
The selection took place at a star-studded red carpet event - the Tammy Taylor Mrs. South Africa Charity Ball, in aid of Women4Women, held at Emperors Palace in Ekurhuleni.
“I am proud to represent the Western Cape and am also very excited to be one of the finalists, I aim to make you proud,” says Charina, who is the only Western Cape finalist.
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Charina has been married for nine years and is an entrepreneur and also the founder of #fightback, an activist campaign against women and child abuse.
“I represent #SheisBonafide woman because I am a resilient fighter,” she says.
“I have not allowed the trials and tribulations that I have faced to define me, but instead have appreciated the woman I have become and I am grateful for what I have been through as it has moulded me into the strong woman I am today.”
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Judges Vusi Zwane, Hlengiwe Twala, Leanne Dlamini, Mel Viljoen, Nicole Capper and principal judge Cindy Nell-Roberts admitted to this being the hardest round of judging thus far as all the semi-finalists had inspired them and displayed beauty, grace and dedication.
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The Top 25 will now embark on a journey of fundraising, networking and self-development until the final round of judging to name the Tammy Taylor Mrs South Africa 2019.
The crowning will take place at Emperors Palace on 8 November.
The newly crowned beauty queen will become an ambassador for the organisation and its sponsors and represent South Africa internationally at Mrs World.