Gayton McKenzie: ‘We don’t have a white Miss SA’

Gayton McKenzie has attempted damage control amid the racial tensions following Miss SA Mia Le Roux's crowning, and Chidimma's early exit.

Gayton McKenzie has attempted damage control amid the racial tensions following Miss SA Mia Le Roux’s crowning, and Chidimma’s early exit.Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has attempted to downplay the racial tensions on social media following the crowning of Miss SA, Mia Le Roux. This follows hisMia became the first deaf pageant queen to win in a glittering ceremony at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria over the weekend.

He added: “We have adopted reconciliation as our North Star guided by our Father Nelson Mandela. You will come around; I did!” Our country is not perfect nor are we as citizens of South Africa, our problems we face & we search for answers, our citizens criticise us as leaders without facing arrest. We will never be separated from this soil no matter how imperfect. We shall not burden others on their soilIn her mission statement, Mia le Roux emphasised the importance of recognising differently-abled people in society, such as herself.

“Today, it is my turn to be your community. To be a voice for those who, like me, have experienced the challenges of being different and feeling excluded.

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