Katlego Ncala
Katlego Ncala is a South African television personality, entrepreneur and model.[1] Katlego Ncala is the first South African to be crowned Miss Teen World.[2][3][4] She is South Africa's director of Miss International[5] and Miss Teenager South Africa.[6][7]
Career background[edit]
Katlego Ncala was born in 2000 in Parktown, South Africa. She attended her early education at Crawford Sandton, then in 2016 she went on to complete her A Levels at the British International College.
In 2013, Katlego established the Dream Girls annual pageant. She then began participating at modeling pageants and she won American Amateur Model and Talent Competition (AAMTC) Model of the Year, then Miss Teen Africa 2014,[8] WLBF Miss Teen World 2015 (Turkey)[9] and Miss Teenager Earth 2018 (Mexico).[10]
Katlego made her debut on television in 2016 as a presenter for SABC 1's YoTV flagship show Youth Entertainment.[11] She also hosted the Blue Couch on YoTV and it is during that stint when she was given the name “South Africa Queen Of Talk”.[12] Katlego hosted the Gauteng Sports Awards 2016 and also presented Spotlight on One Gospel in 2017.
In 2018, she was announced as one of Fanta South Africa's faces for the company's advert series called Fanta Squad[13][14] and in 2019 she hosted the Miss Teenager Universe Pageant in Guatemala.[15][16]
Awards[edit]
- Amped Festival - Inspiration Of The Year 2017
- Woman Of Stature - Youth Ambassador 2018[17]
- South Africa Woman of Stature - Woman Of The Year 2018[18]
- Fabulous Woman Girl of the Year 2018[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kat Ncala". afternoonexpress.co.za.
- ^ Herald, The. "Meet SA's first Miss Teen World". The Herald.
- ^ "Katlego Ncala, Miss Teen World 2015, shares her festive tips". www.glamour.co.za.
- ^ "What Freedom Means To Former Miss Teen World". HuffPost UK. April 27, 2017.
- ^ Mazibuko, Thobile. "Former Miss Teen World Kat Ncala announced as director of Miss International".
- ^ "ABOUT". Miss Teenager SA.
- ^ "SABC Full View Focus | Debunking menstruation myths: Katlego Ncala and Miss SA Teen 2022 - Part 6" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Import, Pongrass (May 5, 2015). "VIDEO: Crawford College Sandton pupil prepares for pageant in Turkey".
- ^ "SA's Miss Teen World is dreaming big". News24. 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Resultado Oficial - Dinámica Missiólogo Experto del certamen Miss Teenager 2018". www.foroelitebeauties.com.
- ^ "YoTV adds 5 New Presenters". YOMZANSI. Documenting THE CULTURE. June 8, 2016.
- ^ Notho, Snazo. "DREAM CATCHER". Daily Sun.
- ^ Staff Reporter. "YouTube series 'The Fanta Squad' celebrates culture in a unique way".
- ^ "A new local series for teens". Drum. 5 July 2018.
- ^ Walubengo, Peris (July 24, 2019). "Beauty queen Kat Ncala makes history with her 1st international gig". Briefly.
- ^ "Katlego Ncala to host 'Miss Teenager Universe' pageant – Daily Worthing".
- ^ Import, Pongrass (April 13, 2018). "2018 Woman of Stature winners announced".
- ^ Mogul, Pro Media. "SOUTH AFRICAN AWARDS 2023". Woman of Stature Foundation.
- ^ Media, K. Danielles (August 6, 2018). "Fabulous Woman Awards Honour And Celebrate Inspirational Women".