By Staff Reporter – It has often been said that Zimbabwe based models come second best to their counterparts based in the Diaspora in beauty contests. That assumption was proved wrong when Harare based beauty, Angeline Mandaba won the Miss August crown for the Face of Zimbabwe competition. [nggallery id=15] Face of Zimbabwe is a highly popular international internet based pageant which seeks to promote Zimbabwe abroad. The 25 year old picture perfect beauty becomes the first finalist based in Harare in a competition in which previous monthly winners have come from Zimbabweans based in South Africa, Canada, China, USA... Continue Reading
Young Pearl Doherty was last night (10 September 2011) crowned queen at the inaugural Miss Zim Diamond show held at London’s Royal National Hotel. The Zimbabwe-born, Ireland-raised beauty won over the judges of the glittering show watched by an audience of 300, landing herself a grand prize of access to a career with a £30 000 a year salary in the hospitality industry, while other prizes took her total haul to an estimated £45 000. Cheered on by her family and friends, the 20-year-old took top points across three rounds, modelling swimwear, eveningwear and a special business plan presentation category.... Continue Reading
Leading Zimbabwean entertainment industry online magazine Zimbo Jam and the global Zimbabwean festival Zimfest have announced an extension of their partnership to cover the event in Harare. After successfully collaborating on Zimfest London 2011 both parties were quick to agree to extend the partnership to cover the first ever Zimfest to be held in Zimbabwe. The partnership will see the two organisations collaborate in spreading the word about Zimbabwean Arts and entertainment globally. “We believe that Zimfest and Zimbo Jam are a natural fit for each other” said Zimfest Marketer Mike Tashaya “We both concern ourselves with the promotion of... Continue Reading
….. with a touch of business class. Contestants at the Miss Zim Diamond 2011 beauty contest, which reaches the eagerly anticipated finale on Saturday (10 September 2011), will have to possess a knack for entrepreneurship, organisers of the show have revealed. The first ever Miss Zim Diamond beauty pageant will see thirteen beauties of Zimbabwean heritage battle for the prestigious crown by a show of looks and balance of business books, as they each have to present a solid business plan to prove their worth. Event founder, Glorianne Francis said: “Miss Zim Diamond is not your regular pageant; contestants will be... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – After months of speculations, Vodafone Ghana has confirmed that US R&B superstar Trey Songz will perform at the second edition of the annual Vodafone 020 Live Concert scheduled for the Dome of the Accra International Conference Center on September 20. A visit to the official website of the artist – http://www.treysongz.com, however does not have the date or the Ghana event on his tour dates. My search also revealed that the artist was last on stage in South Africa according to his website August 26th and 27th , 2011,The Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg And Reef – Gauteng. ... Continue Reading
