Young west artist to strut her stuff in U.S
“Everything is not easy. You have to get up, dedicate yourself, strive and mostly work hard to achieve whatever is you want and desire and never feed your fear.”
A young woman from Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, will be representing South Africa and Namibia at the International Model Talent Association (IMTA) in Hollywood, US in 2021.
Many individuals see drama as a choice, but for this local artist, drama is a breakaway, an imagination and a lifelong work of art.
Koketso Ngoasheng was born in a small village called Swartz in Limpopo and relocated after seven years to Atteridgeville where she started primary school at Mabeseng.
“I can say my career started when I was about ten or 11 years in grade 5, where I was part of a drama class. We got training and later did competitions. I still recall when we took first place twice, that’s when I realised I enjoyed being on stage and how I became active,” said Ngoasheng.
According to Ngoasheng, she had two role models in her life who inspired her to become the person she has become.
“My aunt and mother were my role models. I did and still admire their strength and patience. When I wanted to give up they would say ‘patience is a virtue’,” she said.
Ngoasheng told Rekord she first gained her courage to perform in front of a big crowd at the age of 11. According to her, she became “free and alive” to tell her story without being shy.
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Ngoasheng says what she enjoys the most as an artist is that when she steps on the stage, she becomes “like a phoenix”.
“I rise and execute the character and put a smile and feeling of comfort on my audience’s faces,” said Ngoasheng.
She described the feeling she got the day she received a phone call from IMTA telling her she will be representing both South Africa and Namibia in Hollywood.
“When the news came, I was super excited. Emotions were running high. I had tears of joy. That moment, I felt I had accomplished something I longed for. I knew at that point the task ahead will not be easy but I am always ready for a challenge,” she said.
When it comes to the art or modelling industry, Ngoasheng wished to bring change not only to herself but to other individuals that looked up to her as an aspiring role model and artist.
“I want to change the fact that being a model, you don’t owe anyone a certain body shape, size and skin colour but you need to be authentic, raw and be all about positivity and realness. Offer someone something they think they struggle with, which is flaws. I believe you don’t have to correct your flaws when they make you unique and fabulous,” Ngoasheng said.
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“Everything is not easy. You have to get up, dedicate yourself, strive and mostly work hard to achieve whatever is you want and desire and never feed your fear.”
She would like to further her education by studying at the New York Film Academy. While studying, she would like to teach other artist about South Africa and why it is such a diverse country when it comes to its lands, population and art.
“I will let them know that our flag represents diversity, unity. And mostly that with all the diversity comes talent that is raw and ready to come out and merge,” she said.
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