“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
These words penned in years gone by capture how young South African women have always had it in them to break barriers and land on the world stage.
Prophetic words such as these spoke to a girl from far-flung South Africa, who, at the time, could only dream of walking on the national stage.
Making it to international celebutante was never an option.
Such words, which speak of dark and…