New Miss Malawi UK crowned: Thandi Mkandawire

A stunning second year architecture university student and part time dancer, actress and singer Thandi Mkandwire, was on Saturday evening crowned the new Miss Malawi UK beauty queen during a colourful pageant which was held at the Deco, in Northampton.

From Mzimba with beauty, Thandi Mkandawire
From Mzimba with beauty, Thandi Mkandawire
Thandi Mkandawire crowned Miss Malawi UK 2015
Thandi Mkandawire crowned Miss Malawi UK 2015
Over to you, Rose Mmangisa hands over crown to Thandi
Over to you, Rose Mmangisa hands over crown to Thandi
Thandi and her runners up
Thandi and her runners up
Tay Grin entertaining the audience
Tay Grin entertaining the audience
Thandi and some organisers
Thandi and some organisers
As it were after being crowned Miss Malawu IK
As it were after being crowned Miss Malawu IK

The event was co-hosted by Malawian based hip-hop award winning artist Tay Grin and former pageant’s second princess Agatha Phiri.

Thandi, originally from Mzimba and based in Bradford, was crowned the new Miss Malawi UK after a combination of dancing talent, beauty and brains which floored a panel of judges, including online Pamtengo Radio DJ MC Chijota, Phiona Guga, Bertha Masangwi and Malawian based lawyer and singer Davis Njobvu.

The audience was also given a chance to vote and according to results which Nyasa Times accessed, Thandi was unanimous winner beating other five contestants.

It was clearly in all categories including the cat-walking and questions time that Thandi was the first among equals, the fairest of them all, and a beauty with a purpose who would be a pillar of the Malawi Queen UK organisation’s charity objectives.

First and second princess were Ellen Gram and Mellissa Bonelli respectively.

When Thandi’s name was announced as winner, the crowds erupted in unanimous cheers.

In white long dress, Thandi stepped majestically in front giving a beauty wave to the audience, smiling like a queen and cutting a humble figure.

Her predecessor Rose Mmangisa was handy to crown her as deservedly the new Miss Malawi UK 2015.

In a post-crowning interview with Nyasa Times, Thandi said:” I am so happy, like am so shocked. I just want to meet everybody out there.

“Words can’t express the feeling I had when they announced out that I have won Miss Malawi UK crown.

“I wanted to win so much because I wanted to make my family proud and it’s made me so happy to be the new Miss Malawi UK.”

Thandi said she will be committed to the charity work that Miss Malawi UK organisers will set up for her office.

“I’ll have a full calendar of events ahead,” Thandi said.

“But for now I’m just enjoying the feeling of winning.”

This year Miss Malawi UK is supporting orphans in Malawi for their education and Thandi said she will commit herself to the “worthwhile charity.”

Her mother who attended the event was ecstatic.

“I am very proud,” she said.

Organiser Kondi Bowoyeke Munthali said he was “pleased” with the way the event was run this year and thanked people who supported the pageant including organisers.

During the contest, a far much great improvement from previous shows, and indeed unique, Tay Grin performed live.

There were also some lighter moments when socialite Phyllis Sweetjuice and Gitta Phiri took to stage to satirise Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s recent ‘miracles’.

“Can I prophesy?” said Phyllis as Gitta joined in: “Who has an iPad? I want to capture?”

And then they mimicked Bushiri’s recent ‘walk in the air’ miracle with some shouting “go deeper!!”

After the contest, it was time for an after party where there was fun, joy and the drama.

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PKM
PKM
8 years ago

So far 2015 is the best ever miss Malawi show has been done in UK, this is what we call improvement. Mainly there was two qualities Tay Grin & newly crowned miss Malawi (Thandi). Surely Tay Grin was the super star of the night. The real entertainer, That’s how the host has to be, keep up guys good things like this that’s the way u get sponsors.

HAROON
8 years ago

WELL DONE TO THANDIE MKANDAWIRE.I WAS IN UK THAT EVENING BUT I MISSED IT DAMN.SHE’S BEAUTIFUL.FAIR IN COMPLEXION

i miss kamuzu
i miss kamuzu
8 years ago

i would sell one of my kidneys to shawuwa that chick

ALOSWEA
8 years ago

What is beauty ???

ALOSWEA
8 years ago

Kkkkk Mzimba and Rumphi kukhalako munthu woyera mmmmmm kkkk siwaku mzimba or Rumphi they are always black as chalk ndipo sindikunama.

chisomo
chisomo
8 years ago

Our yardstick of beauty in Malawi is about being plum and natural. She qualifies as a beauty pageant in the west. Nothing Malawian.

DESTINY GRYSON
DESTINY GRYSON
8 years ago

Plz go to the village n choose the real Miss Nyasaland

KAMBWE
8 years ago

Anthu akumpoto amafuna azioneka kulikonse komwe ali….Mtumbuka uyu..shaaaa

womenslib
womenslib
8 years ago

Why not a darker skinned beauty with natural hair? I can see Malawians in the UK are using the standards of white people to judge beauty. Just because one is light skinned (fake or not) does not make one beautiful. The real beauties are in the villages. They don’t wear hair extensions. They use dubious skin lighteners and they don’t use affected foreign accents. She is not a true Malawian beauty. Sorry.

chatonda
chatonda
8 years ago

All the best. Ife we are back to slavery under the current leadership. Modern slavery for that matter where people willl have no soap, sugar, salt and food to eat as the poverty has deepen into the houses and hearts of the poor Malawians. Consider your mums and uncles back home.

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