4 September 2008
M-Net's Face of Africa has finally announced the young woman who will represent Botswana in M-Net's popular Model search competition, Face of Africa.
The casting scouts selected 24-year-old psychologist Totwana 'Tito' Tema as the first finalist for M-Net's new season of Face of Africa at a casting held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) recently.
Standing 1.73m tall, the striking Tito was handpicked from hundreds of hopefuls by Face of Africa casting scouts, the dynamic Kaone Kario (Face of Africa 2005) and model industry veteran Andiswa Manxiwa, during a day-long casting session.
Speaking about their Face of Africa selection process, the scouts said: "From the moment it began, we've been proud to be part of the new season of Face of Africa.
That pride is multiplied every time we're at a casting and we meet talented, committed and confident young African women of our generation who are bold and brave enough to chase their dreams!"
Kario and Manxiwa headed out of Botswana immediately after the casting session, en route to Namibia which is their next stop in a cross-continental expedition that will see them visit 13 different countries over the next six weeks as they search for Africa's newest catwalk sensation.
Meanwhile, for gorgeous Tito, the next step in her Face of Africa journey is a trip to the scenic island of Zanzibar next month to participate in a special Model 'Boot-Camp' at which the Top 10 finalists will be selected for the M-NET FACE OF AFRICA 2008 Finale, to be held in Sun City, South Africa, on November 29.
With her selection, the Motswana is in the running for the Face of Africa 2008 prize, which is a whopping USD 50, 000 in cash from M-Net and a three-year modelling contract with O Model Africa.
Helmed by former Face of Africa superstar Oluchi Onweagba, the modelling contract prize from O-Model Africa is one of several prizes on offer from the agency.
Other prizes include a year's accommodation in Johannesburg and Cape Town where O Model Africa operates, a life coaching course and financial advice as well as photographic test shoots, the creation of modelling Z-cards and the development of a modelling portfolio.
Other castings to follow are: Kampala - Uganda (September 6); Dar es Salaam - Tanzania (September 9); Nairobi - Kenya (September 13); Addis Ababa - Ethiopia (September 16); Lagos - Nigeria (September 20); Accra - Ghana (September 23); Maputo - Mozambique (September 27); Lusaka - Zambia (October 1); Johannesburg - South Africa (October 4) and Luanda - Angola (October 11).
DStv audiences will also be introduced to the finalists as they are selected on M-Net's lifestyle series Studio 53, which is to feature inserts on each contestant. DStv audiences will be able to see the Finale live on M-Net.
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