19-year-old Gorata Mosomane is the new Miss Festive Mogobane 2022.
The lanky lass clinched the crown at a colourful event held at the Young Brothers Football Club Ground in Mogobane Village on New Year’s Eve while Dolly Letshoo and Judy Diutlwileng became first and second princess respectively.
The pageant’s founder, Thapelo Moeti, said that the initiative served as a platform for Mogobane residents to wave goodbye to 2022 and gracefully usher in the new year.
He told Voice Entertainnent that the pageant, founded in 2019, is an empowerment programme targeting youth and the unemployed. “This is done through identifying talent in the village and nurture these young people to utilize their God given talents to make a living,” said Moeti.
For strutting her stuff, the newly crowned queen walked home with a 39 inch television set, while the runners up were awarded a microwave oven and a cutlery set respectively. Each lady also received a mobile phone.
The newly crowned Queen is expected to undertake a number of projects during her reign, which include working hand in hand with local schools to motivate and mentor students.
Going forward, Moeti said they were also planning to include more performing artists to create more interest, and hopefully turn the pageant into one of the biggest events in the village.
