With the inaugural Miss Zimbabwe pageant set for this Saturday, two finalists, Hilda Mabu (21) and Primrose Tshuma (21) from Harare were on Sunday booted out of camp for violating rules of the pageant.
The two girls are reported to have sneaked out of camp on Saturday night and were disqualified on Sunday morning following a disciplinary hearing.
“I can confirm that the two girls were evicted following their misconduct in camp. They were fully aware of the rules that were written on their forms when they got into camp but they deliberately violated them,” said Miss Zimbabwe Trust Secretary Terry Bharu.
Bharu added that the Miss Zimbabwe Trust was maintaining a zero tolerance stance on misbehaviour.
“We spoke to Hilda and Primrose in the presence of other girls before we sent them home. This is because we do not tolerate such behaviour from any contestant no matter how promising she is. We are grooming a queen who is going to represent the country at higher and more important platforms so we want someone who is responsible,” she said.
She added that since the finalists got into camp, they assured their families that they were safe and they would not want the families to blame the pageant for any wrongs done during camp.
“We have called one of the girl’s relative to inform her of the development but we are still to get hold of the other model’s brother,” she said.
Discipline is of paramount importance when the girls are in camp as relatives of the girls need assurance that their children are safe when such events take place.
This is not the first time that girls were booted out, three more girls were sent packing last week.
“When the girls are in camp, they undergo training and carry out various exercises in preparation for the pageant. When a finalist fails to grasp the fundamentals, we are with no option but to let her go,”
Only 15 contestants remain in camp and will battle it out on the runway in the finals to be held at Mabvazuva Village on Saturday.
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