Rotarians help former Miss SA in matric dress project

Lorna Potgieter, who was Miss South Africa in 1984, received 25 dresses from the Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora recently.

Seen here are (from left): Heidi Tucker (Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora president), Morgan Darmbrough, Nikita Colaco, Lorna Potgieter, Danae van Zyl, Leandra de Oliveira and Nicky Savvides (Rotary Club of Boksburg Lake president). Some of the dresses donated by the club to Potgieter are seen in the photo.

Potgieter lends the dresses to underprivileged girls for their matric dance.

“As Miss South Africa, I received plenty of clothes from designers to wear and showcase. After that, I did not wear them again very often and always lent them out,” Potgieter said.

This eventually grew into an ongoing project of hers, to help matric girls have a special night.