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Black and Beautiful: The era of segregated pageants

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Miss Soweto Nomxolisi Mji and her chaperon SABC Presenter Thadi Mesatshwa before they jetted out on a tour of the USA. Photo: Gallo Images/City Press
Miss Soweto Nomxolisi Mji and her chaperon SABC Presenter Thadi Mesatshwa before they jetted out on a tour of the USA. Photo: Gallo Images/City Press

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Under the headline “The dirt behind all the glamour”, the article tackled the disparity in rewards for Miss Black SA compared with Miss SA.

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