Wilro Park beauty named Mrs SA 2023 semi-finalist
“It’s funny that I knew about Mrs South Africa back in 2016, however, I was not ready or even comfortable with myself."
Laura Nkupha a resident from Wilro Park has recently been selected as a Mrs South Africa 2023 semi-finalist ? a leading pageant for married women in South Africa.
According to the organisers, the Mrs South Africa Class of 2023 comprises of fierce, phenomenal, and passionately beautiful women who represent the women of South Africa so well, especially in spirit.
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Laura is a mother of two and a wife to Mpumelelo Ramsay Nkupha who is an entrepreneur, full-time corporate professional and the CEO and founder at Nkupha Solutions.
She received the good news on Friday, February 3 after the national casting event held at Emperors Palace.
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Following the announcement, the semi-finalists took part in a full two-day workshop filled with phenomenal entrepreneur wife’s mom mentors as well as influencers.
“It’s funny that I knew about Mrs South Africa back in 2016, however I was not ready or even comfortable with myself.
“Last year in December when I registered, I was double my weight but I was comfortable and happy with myself because my reason for joining was different from what I would have joined for in 2016.”
Laura told the Record that her reason for joining the pageant was that she wanted to know who’s is Laura Nkupha besides being the daughter, mother, wife, and businesswoman.
She was more interested in self-discovery, learning to motivate and uplift other women and children not only in South Africa but in the world as well as networking and exploring business opportunities.
Laura admits that she is not a public speaker to save her life but the day she entered the competition was the day she saw that she can do more than she is capable of.
“It’s just the fear of the unknown, to me this is not a competition but a learning platform for sisterhood, self-discovery, and empowering each other.
“Imagine how much we can achieve by empowering one another and stopping the jealousy, fetching the MBA of life as they say,” laughed Laura.
The Record sent a few questions to Laura in an attempt to get to know her more:
• If you were God for a day, how would you change the world?
To make sure everyone is equal and that people can stop being jealous of one another, hatred and racism should not exist in our communities.
• How different would the world be if women were to rule the world?
I believe so much in the woman that I think we can change this world because we are united and we want to see our kids leaving a better future.
• What does it mean to be a modern woman?
Being a modern woman simply means being bold, standing tall and challenging life, and not allowing society to say the things that women can’t do as well as not being afraid to talk your way.
• Is life easier for women or men?
Definitely, life is not easy for a woman, women always have to prove themselves that they are capable and for men is much easier.
• Does a woman sacrifice more than a man?
Yes, we do sacrifice a lot, starting with our kids at home before the world at large, we always want to make our families happier and forget about ourselves.
• What steps or measures need to be taken to eradicate poverty?
Jobs need to be created and the bribery for jobs should stop, people only employ you if you have connections and lastly there should be more business funding.
