LISANNE Lazarus, 26, from Amanzimtoti, is a top 30 finalist competing for the title of Miss South Africa 2022.

Lisanne Lazarus holds a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Durban University of Technology where she graduated cum laude and received the Dean’s Merit Award. She is a content marketing manager for a financial services corporate as well as a content curator.

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She is passionate about South Africa, its people and its potential. After church on Sundays, you will find her tucking into her favourite meal, crab curry.

“I entered Miss South Africa because I am not ready to give up on my dreams and my passion. My upbringing was one that was close-knit and conservative which came with its own expectations. I’ve navigated life and embraced its disappointments, challenges and heartbreak to rise above it and emerge stronger.

I want to share with South Africans that no story is too small and that no adversity should be overlooked. I am ready to face my power and embrace my future. It is my time to show South Africa that if you truly believe in your dreams and passion then nothing and no one should stop you. It is time to redefine what it means to be a woman,” said Lazarus.

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She said beauty pageants are a way to celebrate women for who they are more than what we see on the outside, for the qualities that they possess, for the stories that they will tell and for the people that they will represent and inspire.

She has helped found a non-government organisation in the form of a physical crèche and safe haven. The LindoKuhle Crèche caters for children between the ages of three months and five years who reside in a disadvantaged community, close to where she spent most of her childhood.

She is also a volunteer at the Kids’ Haven in Benoni as well as an active donor and volunteer for her church’s outreach programmes.

For the next few weeks, the women will be out to impress the judges. The top 10, who will go through to the finals, will be announced on June 13 via the Miss South Africa App.

For more information or to vote for her, visit the Facebook page Miss South Africa.

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