Aspirant pilot wants to fly girls’ flag high
MIDRAND – She embarked on an initiative to inspire and empower young girls to go out for their dreams.
Latty Thlaka is an 18-year-old aviation student who does not only aspire to fly aeroplanes but also to elevate young girls to reach the stars.
The bubbly first-year student has embarked on an initiative to inspire and empower young girls. She invites girls aged 14 to 19 years old to enter the Miss Teenage Ambassador and Fashion Show which is scheduled to take place in July this year. She said she realised after started studying aviation that there was a gender gap that needed to be filled in most industries.
“There is a very small number of women in the field and that made me realise that if women were empowered and seen as important they would also play a huge role in society and the economy. I have also realised that women need to be taught from a young age to have confidence and live their lives according to their dreams and not according to what society says,” she said.
Thlaka who views herself as a philanthropist said the Miss Teenage Ambassador is a pageant with a twist which does not focus on external beauty but the beauty within. “It is an initiative that focuses on making young ladies feel good about themselves. It serves to encourage young ladies to psychologically and physiologically align themselves with the change they want to see in the world.”
She has teamed up with next top model finalist Katla Koolatotse, Liesl Maddock, founder of Figures Models Juliet Keagile and Phillip de Klerk from Butler Caterers to make the event a reality. Contestants will attend workshops, training, spend a day at the gym and engage in charity projects.
Winners stand a chance to walk away with cash prizes, gym membership, spa treatment and many more.
Casting will take place on 19 May in the banquet hall in Blue Valley Golf Estate clubhouse from 9am until 12pm in the afternoon. Registration fee is R250 and the dress code is blue jeans, white T-shirt and high-heeled shoes.
For more information, contact missteenageambassador@gmail.com or 082 649 3741.
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