A strong interest in beauty pageants and modelling runs in the family of a young Bloemfontein protégé, Lieka Terblanche.
She follows in the footsteps of her grandmother Cecilia Vorster, who was the face of pageantry in the Free State and crowned as Miss Free State some five decades ago.
Lieka is actively involved in both pageantry and modelling as an opportunity to develop.
“I entered my first beauty pageant in April last year. I love the excitement of being on the stage, all the beautiful dress I get to wear, and making friends along the way.
“My inspiration is my grandmother, who won the Miss Free State title in 1972, and placed fourth position in the Miss South Africa contest in 1972. She has ten titles in her beauty pageant career.”
Lieka’s career in pageantry looks promising as she already has some prestigious titles to her cabinet.
Last year, she was the second princess in the Miss Pure Sparkle contest and recently won the Miss Pre-Teen Mangaung Metro pageant, which is for girls between 11 to 13 years old. Lieka was crowed alongside other category winners of the Mangaung Metro beauty pageant ceremony, held on 5 April in the Bloemfontein Civic Theatre.
Her achievement inspired her to aim for even more prestigious titles, such as Miss Teen University. The pageant features finalists from more than 33 countries.
In additon to participating in beauty pageants, Lieka is on the runway, modelling for Yez Models, an agency based in Bloemfontein. Her mother, Lize Terblanche, and grandmother are part of the modelling agency.
