South African media personality, Bonang Matheba, is the new African ambassador for Brazilian footwear brand Ipanema. In her new role, Matheba will be following Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen's footsteps and adding her own African flavor to the brand.
South African media personality, Bonang Matheba, is the new African ambassador for Brazilian footwear brand Ipanema. In her new role, Matheba will be following Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen's footsteps and adding her own African flavor to the brand.
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The 29-year-old is best known for presenting South African television shows like Top Billing and the Afternoon Express.<br />Pictured: Actress Molly Kate Bernard, celebrity stylist Brooke Dulien, Kelly Osbourne and Bonang Matheba attend New York Fashion Week in September 2016. <br />Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for John Paul Ataker.
The 29-year-old is best known for presenting South African television shows like Top Billing and the Afternoon Express.
Pictured: Actress Molly Kate Bernard, celebrity stylist Brooke Dulien, Kelly Osbourne and Bonang Matheba attend New York Fashion Week in September 2016.
Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for John Paul Ataker.
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Pictured: Model Gisele walks over a surfboard during the taping of a TV commercial to promote Ipanema line of sandals bearing her name, at Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro.
Pictured: Model Gisele walks over a surfboard during the taping of a TV commercial to promote Ipanema line of sandals bearing her name, at Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro.
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"Ipanema needed somebody that speaks to both people in Lagos and also people in Cape Town, a continental media personality, which I think I fit into really well," Matheba tells CNN.
"Ipanema needed somebody that speaks to both people in Lagos and also people in Cape Town, a continental media personality, which I think I fit into really well," Matheba tells CNN.
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In 2013, Matheba made history as the first South African to be chosen as a brand ambassador for Revlon.
In 2013, Matheba made history as the first South African to be chosen as a brand ambassador for Revlon.
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"A little black girl from Mafikeng could never imagine it being possible," she says, referring to the city in which she was born in the North West Province of South Africa. <br />Pictured: Matheba on Ipanema beach, Rio de Janeiro.
"A little black girl from Mafikeng could never imagine it being possible," she says, referring to the city in which she was born in the North West Province of South Africa.
Pictured: Matheba on Ipanema beach, Rio de Janeiro.
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She cites the highest point of her career as hosting the MTV Africa Music Awards in October 2016. "That was the moment I realized I'm good, I'm very good, and I'm about to get even better," she says.
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She cites the highest point of her career as hosting the MTV Africa Music Awards in October 2016. "That was the moment I realized I'm good, I'm very good, and I'm about to get even better," she says.
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"This year has really positioned me as the Queen of Africa," Matheba tells CNN. <br />Pictured: Bonang Matheba at New York Fashion Week. Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for John Paul Ataker.
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"This year has really positioned me as the Queen of Africa," Matheba tells CNN.
Pictured: Bonang Matheba at New York Fashion Week. Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for John Paul Ataker.
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"At the beginning of the year I realized I've done everything that's possible in South Africa, I needed to find Africa, I needed to find the world, and I'm doing that one step at a time."
"At the beginning of the year I realized I've done everything that's possible in South Africa, I needed to find Africa, I needed to find the world, and I'm doing that one step at a time."
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