Saturday, December 29, 2012

Why is Miss South Africa white?'

Miss SA Melinda Bam


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The Miss Universe 2012 pageant took place last night at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, and our very own Miss South Africa Melinda Bam was one of the Top 16 finalists. Take a look at which if the other countries also made the Top 16.

Johannesburg - A white girl representing South Africa was the most jarring thing for some beauty pageant watchers to witness this week.

When the blue-eyed former Miss SA Melinda Bam took to the Miss Universe stage at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, she triggered a social media buzzHer appearance sparked an avalanche of tweets, mostly from American viewers during the pageant, which was streamed live online at 03:00 local time.

@AlondraTeresa remarked: "When I saw Miss South Africa, I thought: 'If she's from Africa why is she white?' #meangirlsreference."
@omgitzvanessa wrote: "(When) Miss South Africa came on my mom was like: 'Why is she white?'"
@Maaaaryx3 also wondered: "I cant believe Miss South Africa is a white girl."
'Donald Trump hates Obama'
@xocinthia tweeted: "My dad asked why Miss South Africa is white if she's from Africa
@Rachel_Keaunani commented: "Miss Universe! South Africa’s interview question should’ve been: 'So if u’re from Africa why are u white?'"
Screamed @ThatMexipino: "Why isn't Miss South Africa black!?"
The disbelief sparked a conspiracy theory of its own when @theROBbulanSHOW tweeted in protest: "Donald Trump hates Obama so much that he chose a white chick to represent South Africa in the recently held Miss Universe Pageant. #NoToRacism."

@obaa_boni offered: "Miss South Africa being white isn’t surprising. Racism is rampant. Just pick an SA mag and it’s white women galore, even though SA is mostly black."
Those who had a clue about South Africa were stunned by this uproar as @trashypope tweeted: "I can't believe people are actually wondering why Miss South Africa is white."
@MissY0uWish joined the debate and offered her knowledge (or lack thereof) of the country on the southernmost tip of the African continent: "Yes, Miss South Africa is white?.?.?.?blonde hair, blue eyes. Random fact: 90% of South Africans are white. Y'all are dumb."

Sordid past in beauty pageants
To make sense of the confusion, @linnyitssn stepped into the fray: "For those who think our (American) education system works, people are tweeting how miss South Africa can be white. Read a book for the love of God."
South Africa has a sordid past in beauty pageants. During apartheid, it used to send two representatives, one black and the other white to Miss World.
It sent only non-blacks to Miss Universe until South Africa was expelled.
In the recent past, white girls who represented the country at Miss Universe included Vanessa Carreira, who was placed third runner-up; Cindy Nell, who was the second runner-up; and Nicole Flint, who finished in the top 10.
The last South African to win Miss Universe was Margaret Gardiner in 1978.
* Miss Universe 2012 was won by Miss USA, Olivia Culpo. The first runner-up was Miss Philippines, Janine Tugonon; second runner-up was Miss Venezuela, Irene Quintero.

Bam only managed to get a spot on the top 10.
She was a crowd favourite and went into the finale at the top of the leaderboard of the influential globalbeauties.com website.




Thursday, December 20, 2012

Kardashian 2012 Christmas card revealed

Los Angeles - Kim Kardashian has unveiled her family's annual Christmas card.

The Kardashian-Jenner clan posed in all white for this year's festive greeting, which saw the additions of two new family members.

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's six-month-old daughter Penelope Disick made her Christmas card debut, sitting on her mother's lap in a princess dress and floral headband.

The couple were also joined by their three-year-old son Mason, who first appeared in the family card in 2010.

'We pretend that we're always together'

Also appearing in the photograph is Kim Kardashian's late kitten, Mercy, who died of stomach cancer earlier this month.

X Factor USA host Khloe Kardashian was flanked by her husband, Lamar Odom, while matriarch Kris Jenner and husband Bruce Jenner can be seen grinning from ear-to-ear.

Completing the Christmas card line-up is Kris and Bruce's daughters, Kendall and Kylie, and Rob Kardashian.

Kim expressed her excitement about the holiday card, writing on her blog: "Here it is!! Our 2012 family Christmas card shot by the amazing Nick Saglimbeni! We had such a fun time shooting this!"

Despite the Keeping Up with the Kardashians stars appearing to be together in the snap, Khloe recently revealed several family members - including herself, Lamar, Scott and Kendall - had to be digitally added into the picture using Photoshop.

She said: "We pretend that we're always together. The powers of cameras and Photoshop."

Miss USA crowned Miss Universe in eighth American win


LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A 20-year-old beauty queen who plays the cello and is a breast cancer advocate was crowned Miss Universe on Wednesday, the eighth time an American has won the pageant where the world's most beautiful women parade in bikinis and ball gowns.
Olivia Culpo, 20, a brunette from Rhode Island, was chosen by a 10-judge panel from 89 contestants representing countries ranging from India to Kosovo and Britain.
Culpo, wearing a red, long-sleeved dress for her final look, was the eighth winner from the United States in the contest's 60-year history, and the first Miss USA to take the title since 1997.
Miss Philippines, 23-year-old Janine Tugonon, was the runner-up and Miss Venezuela, Irene Sofia Esser Quintero, came third after the top five answered brief questions posed by the judges.
Culpo takes the place of last year's winner Leila Lopes, who was the first ever Miss Universe from Angola.
Miss Guatemala, Laura Godoy, was chosen Miss Congeniality after the two-hour pageant that featured live performances by U.S. pop group Train and Nigerian-born Australian singer and dancer Timomatic.
Contestants must be aged between 18 and 27, unmarried and with no children.
The contest was broadcast live on U.S. television from the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas and seen by an estimated 1 billion viewers on TV and online in 190 countries, organizers said.
Culpo will travel the world for the next year representing the Miss Universe Organization and a charity of her choice.
After reaching the top five, Culpo was asked to name one thing she would never do again. "Picking on my siblings growing up," she replied.
The contest, owned jointly by businessman Donald Trump and the NBC network, held a moment of silence for the 20 children and six staff gunned down at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

WEMA SEPETU NDANI YA RUMBA na ZITO KABWE

TUCHEZE KIKWASA KWASA: ZITO KABWE AND WEMA SEPETU

WEMA SEPETU NA MHESHIMIWA ZITTO KABWE WAKISAKATA RUMBA KATIKA UZINDUZI WA FILAMU YA SAYLA... JIJINI ARUSHA

Pic by Martin