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2020-11-30	Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award for UFS’ Zubeida Jaffer
2020-11-30	Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award for UFS’ Zubeida Jaffer
2020-11-30	Symposium provides course of action for good water management
2020-11-30	Symposium provides course of action for good water management
2020-11-27	Triple book bonanza for UFS Creative Writing programme
2020-11-27	Triple book bonanza for UFS Creative Writing programme
2020-11-26	The health of your mind matters
2020-11-26	The health of your mind matters
2020-11-25	16 Days of Activism in Lockdown
2020-11-25	16 Days of Activism in Lockdown
2020-11-25	Message from the UFS Dean of Student Affairs concerning the 2021 SRC elections
2020-11-25	Message from the UFS Dean of Student Affairs concerning the 2021 SRC elections
2020-11-25	‘It was a privilege to work for the UFS’
2020-11-25	‘It was a privilege to work for the UFS’
2020-11-25	New levels of understanding emerge when seemingly unrelated fields of interest intersect
2020-11-25	New levels of understanding emerge when seemingly unrelated fields of interest intersect
2020-11-25	GBV: Lessons from a Pandemic
2020-11-25	GBV: Lessons from a Pandemic
2020-11-25	Eighteen from UFS on Stanford University’s list of leading researchers
2020-11-25	Eighteen from UFS on Stanford University’s list of leading researchers
2020-11-24	Faculty of Health Sciences celebrates history in new book
2020-11-24	Faculty of Health Sciences celebrates history in new book
2020-11-23	Prof Abdon Atangana named in world's top 1% list of scientists
2020-11-23	Prof Abdon Atangana named in world's top 1% list of scientists
2020-11-20	Passionate Entrepreneurs win Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards
2020-11-20	Passionate Entrepreneurs win Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards
2020-11-18	UFS team makes it to top four in CFA University Research Challenge
2020-11-18	UFS team makes it to top four in CFA University Research Challenge
2020-11-18	(Re)moving, (Re)naming, (Re)forming, and (Re)presenting: Webinar shines spotlight on signs, symbolism, and statues
2020-11-18	(Re)moving, (Re)naming, (Re)forming, and (Re)presenting: Webinar shines spotlight on signs, symbolism, and statues
2020-11-18	UFS launches R8 million US Embassy and Consulates-funded research project
2020-11-18	UFS launches R8 million US Embassy and Consulates-funded research project
2020-11-18	South Africa adopts innovative Policy Framework for Internationalisation of Higher Education
2020-11-18	South Africa adopts innovative Policy Framework for Internationalisation of Higher Education
2020-11-17	World Prematurity Day, 84,000 babies born premature in South Africa
2020-11-17	World Prematurity Day, 84,000 babies born premature in South Africa
2020-11-17	Tokenised celebrations of black womanist leaders negate their success
2020-11-17	Tokenised celebrations of black womanist leaders negate their success
2020-11-16	Webinar: Intersection between science and entrepreneurship
2020-11-16	Webinar: Intersection between science and entrepreneurship
2020-11-13	2020 UFS Thought-Leader Series: Predictions for 2021
2020-11-13	2020 UFS Thought-Leader Series: Predictions for 2021
2020-11-13	ISG researcher awarded prestigious Colin Murray Prize
2020-11-13	ISG researcher awarded prestigious Colin Murray Prize
2020-11-12	Building a university where everyone can succeed
2020-11-12	Building a university where everyone can succeed
2020-11-11	Student Affairs wants to hear your voice
2020-11-11	Student Affairs wants to hear your voice
2020-11-06	Odeion alumna offers free online music classes to Grade 12s
2020-11-06	Odeion alumna offers free online music classes to Grade 12s
2020-11-05	US Embassy and Consulates invests R8 million in UFS mountain-to-mountain research project
2020-11-05	US Embassy and Consulates invests R8 million in UFS mountain-to-mountain research project
2020-11-05	Prof Moffett publishes new book on mountain research
2020-11-05	Prof Moffett publishes new book on mountain research
2020-11-05	Medical student’s photo highly commended at international competition
2020-11-05	Medical student’s photo highly commended at international competition
2020-11-04	UFS partner in design for groundwater monitoring network for Central Karoo
2020-11-04	UFS partner in design for groundwater monitoring network for Central Karoo
2020-11-04	#EndSARS: Frustration among Nigeria’s youth and the poor
2020-11-04	#EndSARS: Frustration among Nigeria’s youth and the poor
2020-11-02	Next level awaits Lefébre in Europe
2020-11-02	Next level awaits Lefébre in Europe

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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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