Basetsana Kumalo

Basetsana Khumalo
Born
Basetsana Julia Makgalemele

(1974-03-29) 29 March 1974 (age 50)
Soweto, South Africa
Spouse
Romeo Kumalo
​
(m. 2000)​
Children3
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss South Africa 1994
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss World 1994
(1st runner-up)
Websitewww.basetsanakumalo.com

Basetsana Julia "Bassie" Kumalo (née Makgalemele; born 29 March 1974)[1] is a South African television personality, beauty pageant titleholder, businesswoman, and philanthropist.[2] Her career began in 1990 when she was crowned Miss Soweto and Miss Black South Africa at the age of 16. She was crowned Miss South Africa in 1994 and in the same year became the first runner-up in Miss World.

  1. ^ "Basetsana Julia, aka "Bassie" Kumalo". SAHO. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. ^ Bröll, Claudia (25 May 2009). "Basetsana Kumalo: Mit Minen und Mandela" [Basetsana Kumalo: With Mines and Mandela]. Frankfurter Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2014.