If so, this is the only guidebook you will ever need to make it as a model or a beauty queen in
South Africa and abroad! Every year, thousands of young women knock on modelling agencies
doors or enter the hundreds of beauty competitions staged in this country. Few of them, however,
know anything about the world they are about to enter. As a result, not many make it to the top.
Now Cindy Nell, a former Miss South Africa, second runner-up in the Miss Universe 2003
pageant and successful international model, shares her insider's knowledge and years of experience
with aspiring young women who want to taste success in these highly competitive industries.
Included is the essential information every beginner needs, such as:
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How to get started in the modelling or pageant industry;
The positives and negatives of each industry;
The Miss South Africa Teen and Miss South Africa pageants;
Tips and advice on fashion, make-up, presentation and diet;
All the attributes, both physical and mental, needed to make it to the top.
The book also includes invaluable advice from some of South Africa's best-known celebrities,
beauty queens and models, such as Minki van der Westhuizen, Amy Kleinhans-Curd, Claudia
Henkel and Kerry McGregor. If you want to fulfil your dream of becoming the next Kate Moss or
Miss Universe, Cindy Nell's Model and Pageant Handbook is your indispensable guide to success.
Cindy Nell has years of experience as a model and beauty queen, and often acts as a judge at
modelling competitions and beauty pageants. She has been the face of many brands and cosmetics
houses, and has graced countless magazine covers. Cindy is an experienced television presenter,
having hosted shows such as Pasella on SABC2 and Woza Lunchtime on SuperSport 3.
As a celebrity, she dazzled on Strictly Come Dancing and roughed it on Celebrity Survivor
South Africa. She regularly runs workshops that focus on fashion, trends and beauty,
and is a popular emcee or speaker at corporate and other functions. She co-owns cosmetics-
manufacturing and distribution company Cosmetix.
