Model Focus: Lisa

Model focus: Lisa

Elizabeth Mapule Matjila, known as Lisa, is 22 years of age (Birthday) 13 August 1996

She was born at Baragwanath hospital, grew up in Diepkloof Soweto almost all my life, at some point in my life she stayed in Hammanskraal Marokolong for two years and then came back to carry on with she studies this side.

She has also been interested in writing, whether it is poems or life experiences. She was not always a great singer but she still wrote, 2013 was the year she started writing songs.

Lisa talks about her Modelling Career: What inspired me to do modelling? When I was young I used to attend at Barona child care centre where they'd always involve children in activity, for most my years there, when other kids took part in Beauty pageant I was either I too young or weight too much to take part so they wouldn't let me. I found things to keep me busy, I was involved in traditional dancing but I wasn't much of a dancer, I also tried singing. I graduated and left. I started playing netball and it became my favourite sport till now. I played netball all my school years and paused when I was busy with my matric. When I finished school in 2015 I saw an article on a newspaper where they held an audition for people wanting to take part in beauty pageants. I went and Mr Fisher welcomed me and told me when to come for a walk and pose practice. When we were practicing with Mr Fisher, he taught us that we are team and we need to stand for one another. We also learned about women being independent and able to take care of themselves, the importance of hygiene and being well mannered. We competed with other nations (it was international) Out of all their competitions I went home the third princess (as for their winning prices they were amazing) As time went I started to see that there was more than just a beauty pageant, I got engaged in fashion shows. I attended one in Eldorado where I met new happy souls and got more and more opportunities, met fashion designers who did super cool clothing. I attended Victoria yards every first Sunday of the month Runway show, we advertised our clothes and showed that we are proudly African in our traditional clothing, tourists took pictures of us and every Sunday we got to wear 1 item of a different designer‟s clothing. Because of the modelling career I was called to take part in the Amanda black ft Lasauce‟s music video I was also in: The Maphanda Lava Gusheshe music video. The Lwazzy Mbala dance music video.

I did acting too:

Got an extra role at ring of lies, the Queens, rhythm city, Broken vows and Skeem Saam

she loves trying new things and she cannot say she can‟t do something if l she has tried. “never limit yourself” says Lisa.

2018 She was busy with studying, she put many things on hold so she focus, until she graduate and had her certificates.