{"id":44702,"date":"2025-12-11T09:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=44702"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:52:50","slug":"lesedi-motswaledi-crowned-miss-teenager-south-africa-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/11\/lesedi-motswaledi-crowned-miss-teenager-south-africa-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesedi Motswaledi crowned Miss Teenager South Africa 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>Motswaledi will represent South Africa at Miss Teen Model International next year.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lesedi Motswaledi says she cannot wait to represent Mzansi on the international stage after being crowned Miss Teenager South Africa 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old from Phokwane in Limpopo is a first-year medical student at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.<\/p>\n<p>She is also the founder of She Carries Light, a mental-health initiative focused on emotional support for young people.<\/p>\n<p>She was crowned at a ceremony at Emperors Palace on Sunday, 7 December.<\/p>\n<p>Basetsana Letsoalo from the North West was named first princess, while Gauteng\u2019s Loyiso Patela took the second princess title. Mpumalanga\u2019s Thandolwethu Mnisi was announced as Face of Miss Teenager South Africa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DR_3afgAnAy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Miss Universe Jamaica to return home after suffering life-threatening injuries at Miss Universe<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lesedi-motswaledi-to-represent-south-africa-in-peru\">Lesedi Motswaledi to represent South Africa in Peru<\/h2>\n<p>Motswaledi will represent South Africa at Miss Teen Model International in Peru next year.<\/p>\n<p>She said she is looking forward to the next phase of her journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis moment is not mine alone. It belongs to everyone who walked with me, prayed for me, pushed me and believed in the vision even when it felt bigger than me,\u201d she wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am stepping into this next chapter with a grateful heart and a renewed sense of purpose. I cannot wait to represent South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During her reign, she plans to promote mental-health awareness and advocate for safe spaces for young people, particularly in underserved communities.<\/p>\n<p>Miss Teenager South Africa CEO Masego Madingwane said Motswaledi reflects the values of the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLesedi represents everything MTSA stands for\u2014purpose, leadership, compassion, and ambition. Her story and her dreams reflect the heart of South African youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to welcome her as our new queen and look forward to seeing the national impact she will make in 2025,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DR_ZFmNguNT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p><strong>NOW READ: David Tlale launches academy to nurture talent in South Africa\u2019s clothing and textile industry<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Lesedi #Motswaledi #crowned #Teenager #South #Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motswaledi will represent South Africa at Miss Teen Model International next year. 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