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2023-02-28	UFS welcomes 2023 first-year students to the ‘university of their future’
2023-02-28	UFS welcomes 2023 first-year students to the ‘university of their future’
2023-02-28	Star of Stars induction camp: Celebrating excellence and building futures
2023-02-28	Star of Stars induction camp: Celebrating excellence and building futures
2023-02-28	Dr Luyanda Marhaya serves on DHET panel looking to enhance foundation programmes
2023-02-28	Dr Luyanda Marhaya serves on DHET panel looking to enhance foundation programmes
2023-02-24	Nature-based solutions can play a critical role in mitigating climate change
2023-02-24	Nature-based solutions can play a critical role in mitigating climate change
2023-02-24	UFS final-year student exhibition underway
2023-02-24	UFS final-year student exhibition underway
2023-02-24	Prof Petersen hosts university donors and leads a path to growing the university
2023-02-24	Prof Petersen hosts university donors and leads a path to growing the university
2023-02-23	UFS unable to register any prospective walk-in students in Education or any other Faculty
2023-02-23	UFS unable to register any prospective walk-in students in Education or any other Faculty
2023-02-23	Exceptional UFS lecturer finishes second in global Accounting exam
2023-02-23	Exceptional UFS lecturer finishes second in global Accounting exam
2023-02-22	Prof Rodney Moffett receives prestigious award from SA Association of Botanists
2023-02-22	Prof Rodney Moffett receives prestigious award from SA Association of Botanists
2023-02-21	UFS to introduce Israeli water tech to Qwaqwa through water management collaboration
2023-02-21	UFS to introduce Israeli water tech to Qwaqwa through water management collaboration
2023-02-20	UFS publisher receives feather in her literary cap
2023-02-20	UFS publisher receives feather in her literary cap
2023-02-20	Creating world-class library facilities vital to enhance the student experience
2023-02-20	Creating world-class library facilities vital to enhance the student experience
2023-02-17	Vision-driven collaboration between UFS and Uniting Reformed Church
2023-02-17	Vision-driven collaboration between UFS and Uniting Reformed Church
2023-02-17	UFS Protest Protocol puts safety first
2023-02-17	UFS Protest Protocol puts safety first
2023-02-16	UFS South Campus: Leading in Childhood Education
2023-02-16	UFS South Campus: Leading in Childhood Education
2023-02-16	Virtual South African-Dutch Internationalisation and Higher Education Collaboration
2023-02-16	Virtual South African-Dutch Internationalisation and Higher Education Collaboration
2023-02-16	Famed string instruments at home with Odeion String Quartet
2023-02-16	Famed string instruments at home with Odeion String Quartet
2023-02-14	UFS and PathCare draw attention to GBV on Valentine’s Day
2023-02-14	UFS and PathCare draw attention to GBV on Valentine’s Day
2023-02-14	#Opinion: Post-SONA 2023 political landscape – a glimpse of the year ahead
2023-02-14	#Opinion: Post-SONA 2023 political landscape – a glimpse of the year ahead
2023-02-10	#GlobalChangeConference: Is South Africa well prepared for natural disasters?
2023-02-10	#GlobalChangeConference: Is South Africa well prepared for natural disasters?
2023-02-10	UFS ready to welcome 2023 first-year students
2023-02-10	UFS ready to welcome 2023 first-year students
2023-02-10	Developing global citizens: UFS students studying abroad in Austria
2023-02-10	Developing global citizens: UFS students studying abroad in Austria
2023-02-09	Prof Francis Petersen gives strategic direction for 2023 during official opening
2023-02-09	Prof Francis Petersen gives strategic direction for 2023 during official opening
2023-02-07	Sona 2023: Let us not confuse indifference with apathy
2023-02-07	Sona 2023: Let us not confuse indifference with apathy
2023-02-07	Opinion: Gender-neutral language and titles can help create a more equitable playing field
2023-02-07	Opinion: Gender-neutral language and titles can help create a more equitable playing field
2023-02-06	Informing the Future for a Sustainable African Mountain City
2023-02-06	Informing the Future for a Sustainable African Mountain City
2023-02-06	Research and Innovation Accelerating Transformation towards Global Sustainability
2023-02-06	Research and Innovation Accelerating Transformation towards Global Sustainability
2023-02-06	Netball Head Coach elected to serve on World Netball Coaching Advisory Panel
2023-02-06	Netball Head Coach elected to serve on World Netball Coaching Advisory Panel
2023-02-03	Prof Francis Petersen addressing 2023 Mining Indaba on technological progress in the sector
2023-02-03	Prof Francis Petersen addressing 2023 Mining Indaba on technological progress in the sector
2023-02-01	Fostering a collaborative partnership with NRF
2023-02-01	Fostering a collaborative partnership with NRF

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A beauty pageant with a difference

2013-09-06

Miss Legatum 2013, Kedibone Ndweni, after her crowning.
6 September 2013
Foto: Linda Fekisi

House Legatum recently hosted its first beauty pageant, Miss Legatum. This pageant, which was like no other ever seen on Kovsie grounds, gave a new definition to the word beauty. With a panel of judges made up of blind students from the Unit for Students with Disabilities (USD) at the University of the Free State, the search was on for a woman with inner beauty.

The guest speaker at the event was Vicki Fourie, Miss Deaf SA 2009 and first princess of Miss Deaf International 2010. Vicki shared how she lost 97% of her hearing ability, her struggles in high school and how she was able to move past all of that.

Judging was solely based on the answers the contestants gave. Out of the beautiful and proficient women who entered, Kedibone Ndweni from House ConLaurês walked away with the title Miss Legatum 2013.

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