KaNyamazane stunner high fives Junior SA 2017 pageant

MBOMBELA – The young KaNyamazane-born beauty, 15-year-old Luyanda Mjaji, made it to the top-five finalists in the Miss Junior SA 2017 competition.

This coffee-coloured stunner, a grade 10 learner at Lowveld High, brought home a couple of awards which include being the best dressed in 80s theme. She won a prize for her eloquence during interviews. She also became the Miss Teen Junior SA Mpumalanga winner.

Luyanda’s passion for modelling started at a tender age of nine when she was crowned Miss Lowveld Junior Super Model and the first princess in the Miss Lowveld Teen, the same year she won Miss Pageant Mpumalanga. In 2014 she was the overall winner in the Model Cup.
She says she entered the competition after being scouted by the pageant’ coordinators who saw her during the Miss Pageant Mpumalanga. “I was then scouted by the coordinator of Pageants SA, who then asked me to enter the SA Junior Teen Competition,” she stated.

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In preparation for the event, she distributed sanitary towels to needy girls at Buhlebuyeta Primary School in KaNyamazane and EJ Sengwayo Secondary School in Shishila.
Her wish is to work closely with young girls, educating them on the consequences of teenage pregnancy and the importance of education in their lives. Young as she is, she takes good care of her body by sticking to balanced meals. She also keeps her body physically fit by exercising daily, drinking a lot of water and smiles a lot. She also plays netball and hockey.