Miss Garden Route & Klein Karoo 2013

After 9 years of visiting the Garden Route on a frequent basis it is hard to deny that it's old school charm and juxstaposed worldly beauty stole my heart. Even so, moving here on a permanent basis was not what I expected and would not have been in my life plan if you had asked me of it a year ago. However, on a whim and as if fate intended, late in January 2013 I found myself, my car and belongings packed up with all roads heading down the usual road toward Eden, only this time, for a great deal longer than usual. The move, like the many others I have experienced in my 21 years was not without challenge and still is not an easy road to be on, but it has been a worthwhile one indeed.  A small town girl at heart with big city ambition, my number one goal this year has been to amalgamate what I know of both worlds into a model that works for the good of both myself and those around me. I have given much when I have had little and I have too had to ask for help and support on many occasions. The warmth of people in this this part of the world is rivalled by few and if I did not know it before, I truly have learned the value of love and kidness in the world thanks to the smiles, acceptance and willingness of people to give of themselves to help others.

Although the Garden Route faces many challenges and ongoing battles, there is a treasure in this place worth more than diamonds and gold and I believe that if people continue to show the world of this beauty, we will have an oasis to always come home to. I hope that my experiences and growth this year aids me in understanding what a good representitive of the region should be, and what the needs, plights and joys of it's people are. I am honoured to be a finalist in Miss Garden Route & Klein Karoo 2013 and I hope that I can complete the circle and in doing so extend my community work and involvement with the backing of the gracious sponsors of the competition.

Miss Garden Route & Klein Karoo Gala event
Bravo Lounge, Garden Route Casino
Mossel Bay

20:00
R180-00 pp