Tag: Miss Universe

  • Anele Mdoda vs Bonang Matheba For Miss Universe Host

    Anele Mdoda vs Bonang Matheba For Miss Universe Host

    Calls are mounting for our IT girls to take center stage at the Miss Universe pageant now that Steve Harvey is officially out. TV personality and businesswoman Bonang Matheba is on everybody’s lips but she might have tough competition against radio and TV personality, Anele Mdoda.

    For over five years stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and author Steve Harvey has been hosting the Miss Universe Pageant. However next year the Miss Universe Academy is taking a different direction it will now stream on Roku, subsequently terminating Harvey and the Fox channel’s contract.

    “Miss Universe competition to stream on Roku as a contract with Fox and Stervey Harvey ends” wrote Miss Universe

    Tweeps are abuzz as calls for our very own IT girls to the world this international Miss Universe Pageant. Bonang Matheba is at the forefront for those whom tweeps would love to see hosting the biggest pageant in the world.

    “Mr @IAmSteveHarvey will be missed on that Miss Universe stage for sure, especially when he says”South Africa it’s time” With this said @Bonang would be the perfect fit to carry miss universe as a host, it makes sense. She defines the pageant’s mission & ambiance as a Broadcaster,” wrote Charlie Afrikka

    A robust debate has sparked on Twitter while tweeps are calling out for Bonang Matheba to host the pageant. Matheba is no strange to hosting pageants and tweeps feel as though she would be a perfect fit to handle the hosting duties next year.

    “Let’s make it happen for our Queen who do we need to tag to make it happen? Asambe ke Let’s tag them our B* @Bonang
    let’s get your team on it mamabear” wrote Noluthando Thabethe

    “@Bonang NEED !! Please, we need her on that stage. Emphasis: NEED!” wrote Melo Malebo

    However, other scores of tweeps are vouching for Anele Mdoda to take the center stage and host the Miss Universe Pageant. Mdoda is not new to the international stages as recently she hosted the 25th anniversary of The Lion King on Broadway.

    “Not forgetting Anele Zinthathu Mdoda on that team!!!” wrote Promise Thamsanqa

    “It’s @Anele for me no drama no diva tendencies !! Just work work work work
    @annejknofficial” wrote Queen Martha

    Source-Zalebs

    In Other News- Buhle Samuels Gives Birth To A Baby Girl

    Congratulations are in order for King of Joburg actress Buhle Samuels, who has announced that she has welcomed her bundle of joy.

    Buhle Samuels

    The former Muvhango actress revealed the exciting news this morning on Twitter. Learn more

  • Miss Universe Catriona Gray arrives in SA

    Miss Universe Catriona Gray arrives in SA

    Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray has arrived to judge the contestants in the Miss South Africa 2019 pageant. She joined her fellow judges – Connie Ferguson, Thando Hopa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and Anele Mdoda – after a 15-hour flight from New York City in Pretoria for the pageant’s closed-door preliminary interview with the Miss SA top 16.

    Gray took to Instagram to let her more than 6 million followers know she has arrived safely in South Africa, a country she had never been before.

    Catriona Gray

    She said, “Just finished closed-door preliminaries with this years @official_misssa contestants and I am super impressed! Us judges definitely have a difficult job, but no doubt these ladies are bound to do amazing things! Miss Universe and Miss South Africa 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters also took to her Instagram account and welcomed Gray to South Africa. “Welcome to South Africa dearest Cat”, she said.

    While in South Africa, Gray will also be attending the Feathers National LGBTI Campus Dialogue at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Gray, who is the fourth Filipina to win the Miss Universe pageant is known for her work with the LGBTQI+ community.

    Catriona Gray
    Although not much has been revealed about what else Gray will get up to in South Africa, if current Miss SA Tamaryn Green’s latest post on Instagram is anything to go by, they will be spending time together where Green said she will show Gray around SA.Looking forward to welcoming our Miss Universe to South Africa & showing her the beauty of our country”, said Green.

    Source: IOL