Miss Botswana vows to bring the crown home

20-year-old Miss Botswana 2010, Emma Wareus has called on Batswana to support her as she embarks on preparations to compete at the coveted Miss World 2010 pageant scheduled to take place at Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China on October 30.
The prestigious pageant was moved to China after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract due to sponsor problems and lack of government support.
In an exclusive interview this week, Wareus who was the first runner up of Miss Botswana 2009 said she is “ecstatic and looking forward to competing in the high-status pageant.”
She said one of the requirements of competing at Miss World is that a contestant should identify a project that benefits her community adding that hers is helping children affected by the floods in the Okavango region.
“This project should be completed before I leave for the pageant and I urge people to let me in their doors whenever I knock asking for financial support. I want children affected by these floods to have access to basic learning environment,” said Wareus adding that without a project there will be no Miss World as contestants are judged based on the projects they have undertaken within their respective communities.
She urged local companies to support her in any way they can, saying for her to represent the country and bring the crown home she needs to look, “picture perfect” and urged everyone to rally behind her.
Quizzed about how she keeps fit, Wareus said she goes to the gym everyday and eats healthy.
“I avoid fattening food at all costs and I’m happy that the pageant is taking place in China as I love their food. Chinese food is ever healthy,” said Wareus with a cheeky laugh.
Although Wareus faces a daunting task as she will be competing with 122 other contestants from across the globe, the beauty queen remained confident that she will bring the crown home.
Together with representatives from Botswana Council of Women (BCW), Wareus will leave for Beijing at the end of September.
Last year the pageant was won by Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar who will this year crown her successor and it remains to be seen if that beauty queen will be our alluring Wareus.