Amaphuzu ayi-10 Alithakazelisako Ngomncintiswano Omutjha

Usemtjha umemezelwe njengommeli weMzansi kuMiss Universe ozakubanjwa ngoLwezi.

Siyathemba ukuthi uMelissa Nayimuli uzakwenza isizwe sethu sitjhaye ngethando.

1. UMelissa wazalelwa eButterworth, eMpumalanga Kapa, ngomhlaka-02 Khonzwaka 1996. Unina ungumXhosa, uyise ungumUganda.

2. Unedigri ye-BA kuMotion Picture Medium e-AFDA,  kuTelevision Writing.

3. Ungumproduza we-TV nefilimu, ngumlingisi, futi uyinkosazana wobuhle ku-The Voice Nigeria. Wasebenza kuSABC 2 Stand Up SA, waproduza iLenyalo Ha se Papadi kuMzansi Magic.

4. Wenza intshwenyeko yakhe yokuthoma njengomqondisi nomproduza omkhulu ngedokhumentari iChosi Chosi ngo-2023. Le dokhumentari itjengisa abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ababelana, imvelaphi kanye neqiniso labo.

5. Uke wangena emncintiswaneni weMiss South Africa izikhathi ezine. Ngo-2020, waba ngomunye wabancintisani abaqinile, akazange aphumelele.

6. Akakatekile, wabuyela godu ngo-2023 wafinyelela kuTop 5, okutjengisa impumelelo. UNatasha Joubert wathatha umqhele, kanti uByroni Natalie Govender noNande Mabala babe ngama-runner up.

7. Nanyana wazalelwa eNingizimu Afrika, wake wabhekana nokucabanga kwabanye ukuthi ungowezinye izizwe. Ekhulaphansi, abantu bethuka uyise, basebenzisa amazwi ahlambalazako. Lokho kwamenza wesaba ukwamulela imvelaphi yakhe.

8. UMelissa ungumfanekiso omuhle kwabanye abanengi. Wakhulela emphakathini lapho ubuhle bebulinganiswa ngesikhumba. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, waqala ukuzithanda, wathola ukuzithemba.

9. Abamkhuthazako nguChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “ngombana akesabi ukutjho iqiniso.”  Kanye noAva DuVernay “ngombana ubhala iindaba ezishintsha indlela umuntu acabanga ngayo.”

10. UMelissa usesebudlelwaneni  nomlingisi nomseki weBlack Brain Pictures, uMandla N.