Mrs Africa hopeful aims to postively change lives
Mrs Africa 2016 Top 40 finalist Annette Dempsey, from Boksburg, has a passion for pageants.
Over the years she has won more than 100 titles.
Dempsey was born and raised in Springs and, after school, relocated to Pretoria, where she studied Business Economical Management Sciences.
After completing her studies, she moved back to the East Rand, where she started teaching in Boksburg and has, ever since, been a proud resident of our town.
Dempsey is no longer a school teacher, as she wanted to move into the corporate world and used her degree to climb the big corporate ladder.
She now works as a sales representative. For the past 12 years, Dempsey has also been the proud owner of Feature Models Boksburg.
“I enjoy teaching modelling and there is nothing better than to see young girls evolve into pageant queens with loads of self-esteem,” she said.
Dempsey’s life motto is to ”do what you love and love what you do” and she, therefor, strongly believes that you should be extremely happy in your career, as well as in your personal life.
She’s an adventures person who loves deep sea fishing and snorkelling. She also enjoys travelling and visiting countries with different cultures, but loves Africa the most.
“I am definitely an African child who just loves our sunny skies and beautiful wildlife,” she said.
Her reason for entering the Mrs Africa pageant is the change she, as one person, can make in young girls’ lives.
Even though she is not married, she will be taking part in the Ms-section of Mrs Africa.
Mrs Africa supports the Dignity Dream project, helping young girls to stay in school and not miss out on life because of their menstrual cycle.
Dignity Dream provides re-usable sanitary wear to young girls in Africa and Mrs Africa finalists will be raising funds for this project.
Private sponsors can also get in touch and help, even if it is by sponsoring only one girl with the right of dignity.
For more information, contact Dempsey on 082 864 0800, or send an email to annettedemp@yahoo.com.
According to Dempsey, her life has already changed due to her entering this pageant.
“Just to be more aware of things we take for granted might to others mean the world, or, as in the case of Dignity Dreams, mean dignity for one girls,” she said.
“With dignity comes self-confidence and with self-esteem you can do big things if only you believe in yourself.”
Dempsey’s passion and love for people, motivates her.
“Working with people and making a difference, even if it is a small one – I am the change I would like to see in our world,” she said.
Should she be crowned Ms Africa, Dempsey would like to do big things for the young girls in Africa.
“I believe that, by empowering one girl, you will empower our future mothers, teachers, doctors and lawyers,” she said.
South Africa will host to this year’s Mrs Africa 2016 grand finale, that will take place late in November.
