Miss Heritage Pageant disqualified from awards

MISS Heritage pageant has been delisted from the Zimbabwe Model Awards nominations scheduled for August 30 following it’s takeover by South African investors led by Nhlanhla Shabangu in the wake of co-founder Taremeredzwa Munzara’s resignation.

The pageant was nominated in the most promising beauty pageant category at the awards organised by Zim Gossip Modelling Agency founder Mercy Mushaninga.

Mushaninga — who organised the awards in partnership with the Sport, Arts and Culture ministry— confirmed to NewsDay early this week that the pageant had been automatically disqualified as it was no longer owned by a Zimbabwean.

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