It’s Throwback Thursday and the Herald went back in time to 28 November 1986, when the front page story was headlined Celesté weer mooiste roos.
Celesté Roos, a 17-year-old learner from Randfontein High School (RHS) who was crowned Miss High School and Miss Randfontein first princess in 1985, won the title of Miss Randfontein in 1986.
The Herald reported that she won a weekend for two at Mountjoy Holiday Lodge at St Michaelis On Sea, a six-month make-up course from Melandi Model School worth R150, a designer dress from Anique Boutique worth R150, a R150 Edgars voucher, a Avroy Shlain hamper, a string of freshwater pearls from La Gold and a dinner for two at Randfontein’s Pizza House.
Her first princess was Kim Ellis and her second princess was Sandra Terry.
Celesté Roos, ‘n 17-jarige leerder van Randfontein High School wat in 1985 as Mej High School en eerste prinses van Mej Randfontein gekroon is, het in 1986 die titel van Mej Randfontein gewen.
View other interesting headlines at the time below:
Vicky Hendrikz, a local tennis star has once again achieved a milestone in his tennis career by being selected to play for the senior circuit SATU squad in November 1986.
Die inwoners van Randfontein is genooi om na ‘n demonstrasie van elektrisiteit te kyk wanneer hulle weer hulle rekeninge betaal. Johan van Wyk het tot en met 8 Desember dié demonstrasie gedoen om die gemeenskap in te lig oor hoe hulle elektrisiteit kan bespaar.
Laerskool Gerrit Maritz se skoolterrein was pragtig en netjies in 1986.
In 1986 tyres cost between R74 and R120 each. How much do they cost today?
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
