Portia Our August Cover Girl

Our August Viewer’s Choice I am Portia Uzile Makhubela from Mpumalanga, Nelspruit , Nkomazi from a small village called Langeloop.I am 23 years old currently pursuing my Diploma in Tourism Management at Tshwane University Of Technology. I am coming from a disadvantaged family but I am working on changing the situation at home. Reading autobiographies of famous models and celebrities is my hobby. I live by the principles of honesty and simplicity. I am an aspiring, goal driven and a hard working model. I am training little girls from the age of 6-16 years old back at home. My intentions of doing this are to build their confidence, groom them to be awesome models when they grow up as well as helping them differentiate between Modelling And Pageantry.

I am interested in Commercial Modelling; I think it’s what I am born to be. I should admit that it wasn’t easy for me to accept when Mr Phathizwe Sono told me that I am a Model not a Beautiful Queen and I should focus more into who I am not what I wanted. From our conversation, I took his advice and started I involving myself with photography as some of the people I associated myself with were photographers so I got used to behaving naturally in front of a camera. I noticed that isn’t about “looks” but about how the camera perceives you. I focused on my look, which helped me defined exactly what type of modelling I enjoyed most and worked hard at honing my skills at my genre of craft. Yes There will always be prettier, taller or better women than myself but I understand were my strengths and weakest are and I focused on always working, self-promoting, learning and developing myself so I would excel at something I enjoyed to do and in a position where I could make a very good living and build myself to explore all the other areas of the industry that I would love to further myself later in life and hope there’s a lot to learn. I don’t have any modelling agency but I have Mr Phathizwe “Born Great Founder” Who is a good help in my Modelling Career and yes I am looking for a Modelling Agency because it is not easy for a model to survive in the industry without a Modelling Agency.

With the little experience that I have I’d love to advice people who want to be models but scared to come out from their comfort zone that : Just because the Industry is challenging doesn't mean you should ignore your natural talents and shy away from fear, forget about the challenges, about how the world perceives you and do what you love most because your happiness is all that matters. Believe me when I say everything is possible if you believe in yourself and in God. It is said “Through hard working and consistency, everything is possible. No matter how long it takes but eventually you will get where you want to be.

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