Preparations for the Miss Zimbabwe Schools 2019 edition has reached fever pitch as organisers have called for auditions to aspiring models .
This year’s edition is running under the theme ‘empowering young girls through pageantry’.
The beauty contest had its inaugural edition last year and its hosted by Simudziranayi Community Organisation aimed at empowering girls from different communities in Zimbabwe.
In an interview with Zim Morning Post this week, the director of Simudziranayi Community Zinzile Mantiziba said the auditions will commence in Harare on April 6 at Harare Girsl High followed by another audition on the June 1 at a venue to be announced.
“This is the second year running , last year we held at Ambassador hotel and boot camp Mudziyashe .
“We had 18 contestants from different provinces of Zimbabwe,”Mantiziba.
The organisation has embarked on philanthropic projects to uplift the livelihoods of girls from less privileged society. They also take young girls to children’s homes and teach them as well as helping mentally and physically challenged girls from all over Zimbabwe.
Currently the organisation is gathering goods that are meant to support victims of Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and Chipinge and it’s being spearheaded by the current Miss Zim Schools Queen Daphne Kaseke of Herentials Glen-Norah.
Simudziranayi is a charity organisation that focuses on building confidence in the girl child and making sure girls are well equipped to deal with male dominance.
The date for this year grand finale will be announced in due course and surprise perfomances by top artistes are on cards.