‘Beauty with a purpose’ Miss Malawi on charity work

The reigning Miss Malawi Susan Mtegha has embarked on her charity work. When she was crowned the beauty queen on December 24, Mtegha said she will reward Malawians for choosing her through “lots of charity work.” “There have been a lot of Miss Malawi who have done nothing, but I promise I’ll make a difference. I will work […]

Susan Mtegha, 24 crowned Miss Malawi, Mzuzu dominates

Two contestants from Mzuzu city scooped top positions in the Miss Malawi 2011 contest with Susan Mtegha being crowned the top beauty queen of the southern African nation. A Diploma in Business Information Systems, Mtegha of Mzuzu beat thirteen other contestants in the wee hours of Saturday to win the title in a glamorous pageant […]

First Lady fails to grace Miss Malawi ceremony

The country’s First Lady, Calista Mutharika on Friday night failed to attend the 2011 Miss Malawi beauty pageant, contrary to an earlier announcement that she would grace the occasion. Miss Malawi 2011 event started at 9:00pm at Sunbird Capital Hotel Marquee in Lilongwe instead of the scheduled time, 7:30pm. Nyasa Timesunderstands that the First Lady […]

Mutharika’s give handouts to Miss Malawi contestants

Contestants for the Miss Malawi 2011 pageant on Wednesday had an audience with the first couple at the New State House in Lilongwe. Apart from having an opportunity to have tea with President Bingu wa Mutharika and First Lady Madame Calista Mutharika, the fourteen contestants were also given K30,000 each. According to public broadcaster Malawi […]

Miss Malawi axe mother, contestants to meet Callista

One contestant will not be in the finals of the 2011 Miss Malawi beauty pageant because she was sent packing for having a child, which is against the rules of the competition. Nyasa Times understands that the girl was disqualified before going into boot camp, which started on Tuesday in Lilongwe. “They [organizers] found out […]

Miss Malawi now ambassador for National Lotteries

The reigning Miss Malawi, Faith Chibale, has been appointed by the National Lotteries Group (NLG) as their Corporate Social Responsibility Ambassador. Chibale’s appointment was revealed on Monday at the group’s offices in Blantyre during the Miss Malawi pre-pageant party. NLG Chief Executive Officer Allen Cheng disclosed: “We are not only sponsoring the 2011 pageant, we […]

Miss Malawi pageant on course – organisers

The organizers of this year’s Miss Malawi beauty pageant has assured the nation the contest is still on course with Blantyre auditions slated for this weekend. Controversy rocked the pageantry a couple of weeks ago when one of the sponsors,  Mnena Gaming, pulled out following disagreement on the voting process the gaming company wanted to […]

Miss Malawi to star in Zim action movie

Miss Malawi Faith Chibale to star in Zimbabwe’s latest action film titled, The Gentleman, which also features one of South Africa’s leading actors, Presley Chweneyagae and Zimbabwe business tycoon Philip Chiyangwa. Rufaro Kaseke, the movie producer, said the Joe Njagu production is a tale of twin brothers whose worlds had gone drastically wrong. The Gentlemanis […]