1. Who is Nontando? I'm Nontando Mbembeni. A 24-year-old model trying to make a living out of it but I'm still growing from this each day. I'm a final year student at Cput, I am doing public administration in governance. I'm live in Langa, Cape Town. I'm a very friendly person that anyone would like to hang out with I know that because I make friends everywhere, I go. I care for people and I like serving them. I have a heart of a servant
2. How is the Covid19 pandemic affecting you as a South African model?
5. We recently read about a 14year old who was raped by a photographer in one of the leading newspapers, how do you make sure you are safe when you go to shoots? I’m so sad that such is happening in our industry. Whenever I get a gig to work on, I first search if its legit and how far it is from me. I'm a woman and there's no woman that is safe in this world that we live in. I make such a check the photographer’s references, how people recommend the photographer and how professionally they work, so that I can be safe.
Well it has affected me so bad because I must find other things to do besides modeling and academics and those are the things, I enjoy doing the most. I could only do one my hobby over this lockdown which is reading books since I couldn't go for shoots, all my shoot dates were cancelled, and some were postponed. But I have hope that when this is over, it’s going to feel like a brand-new world despite what is happening now
3. How do you keep in shape? I believe that the petite shape is in my genes because I'm not someone that goes to the gym. I'm been always a petite shape, but I've started exercising since it's lockdown because I don’t have things to do lately.
4. Who is your role model and why? My role model is Mother Theressa. A nun woman that was so kind and generous to everyone. Her kindness is worth to be praised because she has touched hearts and have changed lives.
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