MISS WORLD NEW ZEALAND 2009 - Magdalena Elizabeth SCHOEMAN

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name : Magdalena Elizabeth SCHOEMAN
Age : 18
Height : 172
Languages : English, French & Afrikaans

BIOGRAPHY

Magdelena is currently working as a beauty therapist after studying for a diploma in therapy and aesthetics. She describes herself as determined, caring and positive and her ambition is to become a role model for other young women. Unusual jobs Magdelena has done include picking daffodils and working in a pizza parlour. “Be a leader not a follower” is her personal motto.





INTERVIEW

Tell us about your job/studies
Having completed my first degree, I am currently working as a National Youth Corps member. This involves weekly community development service. I belong to the education and editorial group and as such I go to secondary schools in the community to educate them (in interactive sessions) on vital topics that affect life such as HIV/AIDS, pollution, and substance abuse. However, upon winning my national title, my job now includes raising funds for the rehabilitation and renovation of children’s wards in selected hospitals to standards that will actually encourage and facilitate the recuperation of a child.
How are you preparing for Miss World in South Africa?
Preparation for the Miss World to me is not so different from what I usually do before now. However, I do them now with more seriousness. I try to eat healthy and exercise regularly to stay fit physically, I drink lots of water and particularly enjoy eating fruits for my skin, and I’m trying to do more wide reading to stay intellectually sound, knowledgeable and up to date.
How do you feel about travelling to South Africa?
I am elated and very excited.
Which elements of Miss World are you most looking forward to?
Each and every one of them. I look particularly look forward to the fashion show and the sporting events.
Do you have a message to the other Miss World contestants?
I would like to congratulate them all for being representatives of their various countries. I am looking forward to meeting and interacting with beautiful and intelligent young women like them.
What do you think are you qualities that youwill bring to the competition?
I am good at making friends and networking, I am a good listener, and also a good team player.
What would it mean to you to do well at Miss World?
To do well at the Miss World would be a dream come true for me and a source of pride for my family and country. It would definitely be a high point and a stepping stone to other things great in my life and a wonderful platform I would use to reach out to the orphaned and vulnerable children. I would be the happiest girl in the world.
What is your favourite landmark?
The Zuma Rock, located in the south of Abuja, Nigeria. Keen observers say they can recognize a person's face on the side of the rock, and locals believe that due to the human face, the rock has mysterious powers.
What is the one thing you cannot live without?
Hope. It is the driving force behind all our actions. We do all that we do because we are hoping for one thing or the other. Deducing from the saying “once there is life, there is hope”, without hope there is no life. That is why this virtue is the one thing I cannot live.
Who do you most admire?
Tyra Banks. I admire her because she has achieved a lot in her field despite the challenges she faced at the beginning, she is beautiful and most importantly she is helping young ladies who wish to excel in the modelling industry.
Who has inspired you most in your life?
My mother has inspired me most. Her love, support, complete trust, kind-heartedness to all, courage and strength (especially when my father passed on) makes her a great source of inspiration to me.
Do you have any pets?
Yes, two dogs, Jack and Topsy

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