Leighshe’ van Biljon entered the prestigious Miss Elite SA 2020 pageant with the hope of giving back to the less fortunate and empowering herself, and is now a finalist. Miss Elite 2020 is a charity-based pageant that supports the Feed a Child organisation.
The young woman believes that every women must be able to have a say in what they believe is right and stand together to support each other in every way possible.
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Speaking to the SUN, the 17-year-old who is proud of her accomplishments said, “ I am happy for what I have accomplished because it has made me a better person and I have seen how my little input have made a difference in many peoples lives and that makes me feel that I have done good. “My favourite part of the pageant is the different challenges we get to do during the seven months of being a finalist. These challenges really makes me so grateful for what I have and also for what I can do for others. As a young girl in a public school I had to overcome bullying and jealousy and to do this, I was privileged enough to get out of that situation and started home-schooling in 2018.”
Her message to Amanzimtoti residents, is to always try to help others less fortunate than yourself, and for all the youth, always reach for the stars in everything you do.
“Being a finalist for Elite SA 2020 it has really touched me through the charities, it has opened my eyes and made me realise just how privileged I am and how even the littlest good thing you do can make such a big difference in someone else’s life and that I also want to do even more. Being a model that are charity driven and doing Karate keeps me very busy but I still love just spending quality time with my family, even if it is just going to the park to feed the ducks or walking in the mall from shop to shop, as long as we are together it is special and I won’t trade it for anything in the world. My family supports me 100 per cent and I thank God for blessing me with my mum, dad and little sister,” said the passionate individual.
She is no stranger to the lime light and has participated in several other pageants. She bagged the titles of Miss Audacious SA 2018, Miss Province SA, KZN winner 2019 and Miss Humanitarian KZN 2019 and impressively she is also the senior overall winner for Toddlers and Tiaras SA 2019.
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“As a finalist for Elite SA 2020, I need to raise funds for travelling and accommodation in Krugerdorp, we also need to get sponsorships for the feed a child organisation. If you would like to support me and the organisation, please call 082-850-3039, every little bit will be greatly appreciated.”
In her spare time, the young beauty enjoys dabbling in karate and hopes to become a travel photographer in the future.
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