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ITUMELENG MATLOLANE
from Upcoming Mag (27)
by Upcoming Mag
Itumeleng Matlolane is not just a basic girl, she is a go getter, she is smart, she is a taker, whenever she wants something she takes it and runs with it, she is fierce, she is a lioness and she is resilient because she doesn 't give in the pressures of this life, most of all she is very ambitious, dedicated and focused. She knows what she wants; well Itumeleng is really a rare dime (limited edition honey) and very welcoming
2. Who have you worked with? I've worked with Uniboys as an MC and actress, interviewed Vusinator, worked with Bamy Cruise as a video vixen worked with Krazy as an actress and video vixen, worked with Infinite Evolution as a model, background artist at Isono, The River and the station got featured at Ufelani , worked with Biko King as a video vixen and worked with Day Schwartz as an actress
3. How did the covid-19 pandemic affect your career? Covid-19 really hit home because it was hard for me to get gigs, but I used that time to perfect my craft
4. Who inspires you and why? Connie Ferguson, Nomzamo Mbatha, Bonang Mathebaand Boity Thulo because they are takers , very ambitious, dedicated , they are smart women, intelligent emotionallyand they know what they want in life, they really inspire me I don’t want to lie.
5. What do you want to achieve this year? I want to get a big role in one of the soapies and I know I will, I want to shoot my own film and oh my God I want to see my little business going big.
6. In your own words what makes a successful model? Confidence, hard work and dedication, if you are passionate about modeling you are most definitely going to be a successful one.
7. Confidence is everything in modeling, how did you acquire yours? Being in love with my perfect imperfections and feeling good in my own skin. Most importantly loving myself and being unapologetically proud of my body.
8. As a model can you please tell us 2 things that Upcoming models should not do in order to have successfully careers? They should have focus, self-discipline, respect themselves and they should be hard workers as things don’t happen overnight, have professional pictures all the time, get agents and most important love their perfect imperfections