World Class Beauty Queens Magazine would like to welcome amazing Queen Naomi Molema Mrs Africa Worldwide 2020.
Full name: Naomi Molema
Title/Year: Mrs Africa Worldwide 2020
Pageant System: Charity
Age: 35
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Hobbies: Writing, Modelling and dancing
Platform: Rape, Women & Children Abuse Activist
Years competed: 1 Year
Countries visited: None
Likes: Making new friends and heading up new projects
Dislikes: I have people who are disrespectful and lack morals
Status: Married
World Class Beauty Queens: Please tell us about yourself. I am a 35 years old woman, born in Mafikeng, in a village called Ramatlabama and currently residing in Gauteng in Mogale City. I am married to Tankiso Molema and have been blessed with a beautiful daughter, Kananelo Molema. I am the founder and CEO of Naomi M Foundation and the brains behind the movement “Fetch Your Life” where we advocate the rights of both men and women. I live by this motto: “We cannot reverse the effects of past generation’s actions; but we can be pro-active in having a positive impact on the next generation”. That is the reason I have dedicated my life to motivate the youth to do well in their life while also doing some-thing extremely good in their areas, the aim is to build “beauty and brains with a purpose “to produce intelligent ambassadors in our communities to represent us in provincial and national levels, to empower teenagers from their early ages to make choices that benefit the community, to Create a platform for young people to enable them to take charge of their own lives, helping discover who they are and what they stand for. I have used my scars and pain as a foundation to heal others, I have been repeatedly raped, molested, abused emotionally, mentally and physically, I am a survivor of a scare cancer and has survived TB recently, My right lung does not function due to incorrect diagnose of medication, but through it all, I am not broken, nor defeated. I had 7 operations to try and fix the damage caused by my rapists, battled with infertility issues, had to be put on permanent birth control (Essure) due to health risk. And through IVF, a princess was born unto us
World Class Beauty Queens: What does women Empowerment means to you? Being a leader, without putting others down and uplifting each other. Helping each other and creating women that will better leaders to both men and women.
World Class Beauty Queens: Tell us about your pageant history. I entered beauty pageant when I was in high school, and I only made it to the top 5 in the Miss Madiba Comprehensive High school. I never entered a pageant again until I entered Mrs Africa in the year 2019,
World Class Beauty Queens: What inspired you to do your first pageant? When I entered the first pageant in high school, there was not motivation all, I had no direction then, and I had only joined because my friends were part of the competition. However, when I joined Mrs Africa in 2019, I needed to show all the young people that follow me that, it is never too late to live your dreams and become a better person. I needed a bigger platform to reach out to more young women and young girls, to be an example of change, and possibilities.
World Class Beauty Queens: Why did you choose to compete for your current title? I needed a bigger platform to reach out to more women and children. To raise awareness on issues that are affecting us as a nation.
World Class Beauty Queens: To those unfamiliar with your pageant system please tell us what is it about? Beauty pageants teaches one discipline, instill leadership in a person and challenges your ability that is within you. It is a platform for women and girls to transform and become better version of themselves. It teaches women to accept and love themselves beyond their scars.
World Class Beauty Queens: What are you being judged on during the competition? You are being judged on personality, leadership, integrity and accountability. How you always conduct yourself, in a group of people and you as an individual. The passion for people and the hunger to bring change and advocate the rights of those who are voiceless.
World Class Beauty Queens: Tell us about your experience during the competition. The journey was fun, challenging and pushed one to come out of their comfort zone. I made friend all over Africa and gained myself sisterhood. I enjoyed travelling and helping people during my journey. It was hard at times, I needed to quit, but I would always remember why I started. It is the challenges that motivated me to push even harder, and I refused to quit.
World Class Beauty Queens: Tell us about your platform or what cause do you volunteer for. Naomi M Foundation (Fetch Your Life) The movement aim to urge females who are victims of abuse, and who are in detrimental relationships to “step out of the box and speak out about their issues, so they can be assisted. This platform is also designed to help men to heal and address their issues. Our community plagued with issues such as Rape, Men, Children and Women Abuse. The goal is to end and dismantle these issues through Fetch Your Life. The
movement aims to promote services that addresses Rape & Domestic Violence to the general community and to focus on prevention;
▪ Primary prevention – a whole of community approach which aims to stop the
violence before its starts,
▪ Secondary prevention - resource and support to those who have experienced
violence, to establish safety, recovery and for those who use violence to
change their behaviour, and
▪ Tertiary prevention – to increase access to services and improve justice
outcomes.
Keep A boy Child in School:
We cannot empower a girl child and neglect a boy child, we are doing injustice to the future of our upcoming generation. For as long as we focused on what men are doing wrong, and not dealing with the root of the problem, we are going nowhere as a nation. Let's give a boy child the same attention we give a girl child. Let's not wait for them to get to jail, let's equip them before they get into drugs and crime. girl child. If we going to take a girl child to work, let's also take a boy child to work too. If we going to have seminars for young girls to teach them about pregnancy, lets have seminars for young boys to teach them how to stay away from crime and impregnating a girl child. Don't tell boys to be strong, show them how to be strong. If you going to tell a boy not to cry, teach him what to do with their emotions and feeling. Let's not wait for them to get to jail, let's equip them before they get into drugs and crime.
World Class Beauty Queens: What appearances have you done with your title? Hear2Heart seminar as a main speaker, Guest at our national radio station Kaya FM, Guest Speaker at Mosupatsela High School Matric Dance, Food Parcel Distribution to curb COVID-19, Guest at Khwezi FM
World Class Beauty Queens: What are some of your achievements? Being the CEO of my own company and being an activist for rape, women and children abuse.
World Class Beauty Queens: What makes you stand out from all those other beautiful girls? I am a philanthropist, advocate both rights of young girls and young boys
World Class Beauty Queens: Tell us about the moment your name was called out as the winner. I was in disbelief, I did not think I will make it, given all the strong women I was competing with.
World Class Beauty Queens: What does it mean to you to be a Beauty Queen? I should define the crown, and the crown should not define me. I need to use the power of my sash to help young women and girls in our society.
World Class Beauty Queens: How did competing in pageants helped your life? It has helped me build new business relationship, enhanced my self confidence and taught us to stand still against all odds.
World Class Beauty Queens: How did pageants helped your selfesteem and body image? Winning the award for “Mrs Body Beautiful” at the Africa Pageants week has made me to be more confident on myself and to love my body and be more comfortable with it. I have always had issues with public speaking, grew up very shy, this platform has helped me build a stronger self-esteem. I can walk in a room and I don’t need validation from anyone to know that I am beautiful, worthy and important.
World Class Beauty Queens: You are an inspiration to all the girls out there. How does it feel? Humbled, yet it comes with a lot of pressure, as every day I need to make sure that I do not let them down.
World Class Beauty Queens: What is your on-stage strategy to win the judges over?
Be authentic, be calm, listen carefully to the judges and follow all instructions given during preparations.
World Class Beauty Queens: How did you prepare for your competition? I drew up a schedule, so that I can be able to do my home duties, be there for my family and ensure that I do not lack at work. Make sure that I stick to all schedules I had drew up. And stayed focused and determined.
World Class Beauty Queens: What are your tips for learning better pageant walk? Practice at home, get a personal trainer if you are struggling.
World Class Beauty Queens: What are your tips for choosing right pageant dress? Get a dress maker/Stylist, who has worked with pageantry, be open minded, what you think looks good on your body, might not look good on you. Ask different people for opinions and be honest to yourself and dress for your body
World Class Beauty Queens: What are your tips for winning interview? Never loose eye contact, get straight to the point, do not speak in cycles. And stick to the topic at hand. If you do not understand the question, asked, rather than answering what is not asked.
World Class Beauty Queens: What is one mistake that you've done during competing you wish you could redo and fix it? Not preparing in time, procrastinating and doing my portfolio last minute. Not getting the dress on time, and I had to stress a week before pageant week.
World Class Beauty Queens: What other mistakes are made by girls during the contest? They tend to think that they need to be sexy to win the judges, and want to reveal more flesh on stage.
World Class Beauty Queens: Any modeling or acting experience? I have been featured on theatre performances as a lead role under Scene 5 Casting.
World Class Beauty Queens: What are your plans for 2020 as a Queen? To continue doing charitable work, help my community fight to curb COVID-19 and assist with food parcels to the less fortunate.
World Class Beauty Queens: What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind? A nation with a different mindset, the problem with the society and people is the mentality. I want to be remembered as a woman who stood up for change and fought the rights of those who could not fight for themselves
International Director: Carolyn Botha
National Director: Carolyn Botha
Your Local Director: Carolyn Botha
Pageant website: www.mrsafrica.co.za
Photography: OT Photography
Dress Design: DarkLips Designs
Thank you to all my sponsors, for making my journey as joyful and fruitful journey Eueles Beauty Lounge, OT Photography, RT Designs – Rabelani, Bontle Fela Beauty Spa World Class Beauty Queens Magazine would like to say thank you for this amazing interview.
Naomi Molema Mrs Africa Worldwide 2020, World Class Beauty Queens Magazine, Photography: OT Photography, Dress Design: DarkLips Designs
Interview by Derek Tokarzewski Owner/Editor in Chief Mr United Nations 2018 Platform: Women Empowerment Ambassador to International Foundation for Orphans iffocares.org
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