I-Basetsana Kumalo
| Umnikazi we Ubuhle umncintiswano | |
| Owazalwa |
Basetsana Julia Makgalemele 29 ngoNdasa 1974 Soweto, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Umbala izinwele | Black |
| Umbala wamehlo | Brown |
| Izihloko | Miss South Africa 1994 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss World 1994 (1st runner-up) |
| Spouse | Romeo Kumalo (m. 2000) |
| Children | 3 |
| [www.basetsanakumalo.com Official website] | |
U-Basetsana Julia "Bassie" Khumalo (owazalwa mhla zingama-29 kuNdasa ngonyaka ka-1974) ungumuntu onesithonga sikamabonakude waseNingizimu Afrika, umnikazi weziqu zomncintiswano wobuhle, usomabhizinisi wesifazane, umsizi. Umsebenzi wakhe waqala ngo-1990 ngemuva kokugcotshwa njengoMiss Soweto noMiss Black South Africa eneminyaka eyi-16. Wathola umqhele kaMiss South Africa ngo-1994 futhi ngalowo nyaka waba ngowokuqala ukuthola umqhele kaMiss World.
Ukuphila kwasebuntwaneni nemfundo
[hlela | Hlela umthombo]UKumalo wazalelwa eSoweto, eNingizimu Afrika. Yena nodadewabo ababili (omunye wabo nguJohanna Makgalemele) nomfowabo abachitha iminyaka yabo yobuntwana besiza ukugcina umndeni uphephile, benza amasemishi ukuze bathengise emidlalweni yebhola lezinyawo njalo ngempelasonto. Wafunda eThabisang Primary School e-Orlando West. Lapho iSoweto igcwele uthuthuva lwabafundi ngonyaka ka-1986 wabe esethunyelwa eTrinity Secondary School lapho aqeda khona izifundo zakhe zikamatikuletsheni. Wabe esebhalisa emfundweni ephakeme e-University of Venda, wabe esemeja ngezemfundo.
Ngaphambi nangesikhathi sokubusa kwakhe njengo Miss South Afrika, uKumalo wayejola nomshayisibhakela.
Wahlangana nomyeni wakhe uRomeo Kumalo, umphathi we-Vodacom futhi owayengumsakazi, lapho ethola umqhele kaMiss Soweto. Baqala ukuthandana ngonyaka ka-1997 base beshada ngonyaka ka-2000. Ngonyaka ka-2004 uKumalo wazala ingane yabo yokuqala, obizwa ngelika Nkosinathi Gabriel. Indodana yesibili, uShaka Kgositsile Emmanuel, yazalwa ngonyaka ka-2012.
UKumalo nomyeni wakhe uRomeo basungule i-Romeo & Basetsana Kumalo Family Foundation, ezokhulisa izingane, ikakhulukazi lezo ezingenabazali ngenxa yengculaza nezinye izifo ezihlobene nayo. Ngonyaka ka-2009 isisekelo sathola i-Inyathelo Philanthropy Merit Award. UKumalo wajoyina umlingisi uSalma Hayek ngezinhloso zokuqeda i-tetanus yezingane ezisanda kuzalwa kanye neyomama emhlabeni, njengomkhulumeli we-United Nations Children's Fund kanye nomkhankaso we-nappy brand Pamper's wokusindisa izingane ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-250 ngonyaka ka-2012.
Umsebenzi
[hlela | Hlela umthombo]Umbukiso
[hlela | Hlela umthombo]Phakathi kuka-1990 no-1991, uKumalo wathweswa umqhele kaMiss Soweto eneminyaka eyi-16. UKumalo washiya isikole wahlela ukulandela ezinyathelweni zikamawakhe njengothisha, kodwa kwaba ngaphambi kokuba abhaliswe e-University of Venda ukuyofunda eZemfundo. Unina wamfaka emncintiswaneni kaMiss South Africa lapho uKumalo anqoba khona.
Imiklomelo nokuqashelwa
[hlela | Hlela umthombo]Ngonyaka ka-1994, wathola umfundaze wokuhlonishwa wezifundo zaphesheya ophuma kuNelson Mandela.
Ngonyaka ka-2002 nangonyaka ka-2003, wavotelwa yi-Sunday Times ne-Elle Magazine kuma-TV Style Awards njengomgqugquzeli womagazini wesifazane osesitayeleni kakhulu / umhleli wezinhlelo zokuzijabulisa.
Ngonyaka ka-2004, uKumalo wavotelwa ngo-74 ohlwini lwabantu baseNingizimu Afrika abangu-100 abakhulu ngo-2004, okuwukuphela kweNkosikazi yaseNingizimu Afrika ohlwini.
Ngonyaka ka-2006, i-Cape Town Fashion Festival yanikeza uKumalo i-Fashion Icon Award. I-Femina Magazine yamkhetha njengomunye wabesifazane abayishumi abakhanga kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika.
UKumalo waphinde wathola i-Annual Rapport/City Press Prestige Awards.
Ngonyaka ka-2011, wahlonishwa njengomholi we-Young Global yi-World Economic Forum.
Ngonyaka ka-2019, wanikezwa umklomelo wesithonjana esisetayeleni kakhulu kuma-South African Style Awards.
KuMfumfu ngonyaka ka-2021, wahlonishwa ngomklomelo wodumo yi-Tastic rice ngokuba ngabesifazane abanethonya kakhulu endaweni yezindaba eKapa.