Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has announced a sponsorship of N.dollars 100 000 to Miss Namibia 2021, Chelsi Shikongo, as part of its corporate social responsibility, enabling her to register for the Miss Universe competition in 2021.
Miss Namibia was also given a brand new iPhone 12 and airtime worth N.dollars 2 000 for each month until the end of her reign.
Shikongo, 23, will represent Namibia at the 70th Miss Universe pageant, which will take place in December 2021 in Eilat, Israel.
MTC Chief Human Capital and Corporate Affairs Officer, Tim Ekandjo speaking at the handover event said the Namibian people’s support is crucial because it will motivate her to bring the crown home.
“Your country’s support for any individual is critical. It motivates you to succeed and, hopefully, to bring that success home. To Namibian businesses, Miss Namibia is a source of pride for us. Let us provide her with the necessary support now, rather than waiting till she returns home with the crown,” he remarked.
Umbi Karuaihe-Upi, Chief Commercial Officer of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), the Miss Namibia pageant’s official broadcasting partner, said the support from MTC comes at a critical moment because the organisation had run out of financial choices.
“I’ve previously attended the Miss Universe pageant and I’ve seen how much support the contestants need from their country in order to make things easier. Miss Namibia now fully understands the part she plays while representing our country, the least we can do is wholeheartedly support her to bring the crown home,” she concluded.
Source: Namibia Press Agency