MR AND MISS TUT GA-RANKUWA 2014 CROWNED!

Finalists of 2014 beauty pageant of Tshwane University of Technology Ga-Rankuwa campus.

HOPE MOTAU

TUT Ga-Rankuwa campus hosted a successful Mr and Miss TUT 2014 beauty pageant that was combined with the same years’ campus residence beauty pageant. The two events were normally hosted in different occasions but they were combined for the first time and hosted at the mutual venue. The event that was described by many students as remarkable was held at the College hall in the University' student residence of Hebron in Mabopane on Friday last week.

Itumeleng Molose, one of the event organisers said that the basic reason they hosted the event at the Hebron residence was because the hall is bigger than the University's Aula hall that they have been using.

                            Itumeleng Molose, one of the event organisers.

"We are struggling in terms of the facilities and the size of the hall in Ga-Rankuwa campus. It is very small than the Hebron’s," he said. Molose explained further why they have decided to combine the two pageants. He said that it was agreed upon after realising that the funding for both pageants respectively came in a form of the duplication. 

"We are trying to eliminate the funding duplication and keep the standards of both pageants the same,” Molose said. “We integrated them so that we could have one event. The other thing we are afraid of is competition of both pageants because normally students compare them," added Molose.

A 21-year-old student doing final year in a National Diploma in Economics Management Analysis, Nokuthula Gwebu, was crowned a queen after winning Miss TUT 2014 pageant. Gwebu was excited to have participated in the event. She said that she entered the pageant because she wanted to be herself and reveal her true self.

                     

Nokuthula Gwebu, the crowned Miss TUT Ga-Rankuwa campus 2014

She continued to say that she got a chance to express herself and by winning the title made her proud. Gwebu who looked beautiful in her white dress with the queen's crown on her head and flowers in her hand said: "If I could have not won this pageant, it could have hurt, at the same time I got a chance to meet new people and I was going to be happy with whoever may had won, but I am glad I did win," she said. 

Khabo Ngcobo, Nokuthula's mother and Nokuthula Miss TUT Ga-Rankuwa 2014.

Khabo Ngcobo, Nokuthula’s mother was one of the family members who flanked Gwebu to the pageant expressed her feelings. "I am very delighted that my daughter won this pageant. I have always had a feeling that she was going to make it because she said that she wanted to make me proud," she said. Ngcobo added that she was going to appreciate other students' victory if her daughter had not made it.”

Third year Cost and Management Accounting student, John Khoza was crowned Mr TUT 2014. Khoza said that he had no adequate words to describe how he felt as he had been losing countless times in the past.

John Khoza, Mr TUT Ga-Rankuwa 2014 after being crowned.

“By being Mr TUT I hope that I will make a difference thus make good use of it," said Khoza. He added that he did not give up easily and he would have been grateful of whatever position he could have obtained if he did not made it. 

Gugu Ngwenya first time contestant and National Higher Certificate in Accounting second level student was crowned

Gugu Ngwenya, Miss TUT Residence Ga-Rankuwa 2014.

"I am very shocked and beyond joy because I did not expect to win,” Ngwenya said. She said that she was confronted for her to partake because Molose and Rofhiwa Ramulondi one of the event organisers persuaded her to enter." 

Junior Nkambule, a National Higher Certificate in Accountancy student, was crowned Mr TUT Residence Ga-Rankuwa 2014. 

Junior Nkambule, the crowned Mr TUT Residence Ga-Rankuwa 2014.

“I am more excited being crowned Mr TUT Residence. To me it is more than just a title, but an experience I will carry with me for a very long time,” he said. Nkambule further said that the title like this carries a lot of responsibility and expectations.

“If I wouldn't had made it, I would be slightly disappointed with myself, more especially after all the sacrifice and hard work I had made to ensuring that I am in a good shape,” he added.

DJ and artists playing music to entertain the audience after the event.

The event was later followed by the after-party with a good music and locals artists’ performance on stage.

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