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We love to see a rising star, shining in all her black-girl-magic glory.

In this article, we sat down with 2 of them to discuss their careers and what happiness means

Miss Teen International Botswana 2021, Miss Teen International Africa 2022

Ke sure ka:

- Education

- Good company

- Giving back to the community

Ke shapo ka:

- Bullying

- Smoking

- Negative vibes

Q: What song makes you happy?

Gimhani: Prince Kaybee. Forever and always!!

Q: What does happiness mean to you?

Gimhani: It means being content with your life and how things are unfolding. Being grateful for what you have and doing what you love.

DJ Kholi: Working out, especially because we are on the road

Khubule, was number one on the Yarona FM charts for 8 weeks. It was amazing and validating regarding the talent and potential I always knew I possessed.

Q: What do you love about what you do?

Gimhani: I get to impact the community around me. I started a humanitarian project called The Empowering Educational Movement (TEEM) which aims to improve English literacy rates in Botswana. Without pageantry I never would have had the confidence or platform to start it and make a positive change.

DJ Kholi: I travel a lot to different diverse places, perfect my craft and meet new, interesting people every day. I grow every day. That’s beautiful and powerful to me.

Q: How did you start pageantry?

Gimhani: I used to watch the girls my age on Toddlers and Tiaras looking beautiful. I was inspired and learned more about it at 9 years old when I joined my first one. I began to understand that pageantry is beyond skin-deep. It’s about your purpose too.

Q: How did you start making music?

DJ Kholi: I was interested in music and started playing around with software and eventually began making beats. I started playing professionally in 2019, I performed in different places until after lockdown when I began working with Roc Lefatshe Records.

Q: Have you ever been cyber-bullied? How did you deal with it?

Gimhani: Yes. I came to realise that people will always have something to say. Their words don’t affect my actual value.

Q: How do you keep yourself safe on the internet?

Gimhani: I don’t publish super personal stuff on the internet like share my phone number or respond to DMs that make me uncomfortable.

Q: What internet safety tips would you like to share with the SKY girls?

DJ Kholi: Post things that feel most authentic and comfortable to you and things that you would be okay with your family seeing. Don’t give anyone your information and be very careful when talking to strangers. Try to use the internet more for educational purposes.