This week, Liezl is joined by the newly-crowned Mrs Globe South Africa 2022 - Zanele Sibiya!

Zanele joins Liezl to talk about her wonderfully inspiring story, the origins of her fascinating name, how the world of pageantry has changed and evolved in the past decades and how the empowerment of women and the telling of their stories are leading to true global change.

Mrs. Globe is one of the most recognized and celebrated international pageants for Mrs. in the world. With a 25 year history and over 80 countries participating, it celebrates, empowers and uplift women from all cultures and walks of life. This was the first year that Mrs Globe was licensed in South Africa.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Pageantry has always played a huge part of South African culture and brought people together in ways that inspired and ignited a sense of community.
• Inclusion in the world of pageantry is evolving now, to include not just a small section of womanhood, but a broader selection of powerful women, all of whom have stories of their own.
• When life pushes you down, the only way to come back is to pick yourself up and move. Not only are you demonstrating strength to yourself, you're also setting an example to those who look up to you.
• Women have always been held back from fulfilling their true potential in all corners of society. With the changing of attitudes now comes a real opportunity for us to plant ourselves in the spaces we didn't inhabit before. This is a time in which we can change the world forever.

BEST MOMENTS

'I am grateful for the evolvement of women'

'A woman is a woman, whether you have a child or not, we all have a story to tell'

'They need to know that even in the darkest time you need to get up and move'

'Understanding who you are is very important'

EPISODE RESOURCES

Mrs Globe South Africa - https://mrssouthafricaglobe.com

Mrs Globe - https://www.mrsglobe.com/mrs-globe

https://www.instagram.com/zanele_xenn/
https://www.facebook.com/zanele.x.radebe

VALUABLE RESOURCES 
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthespotlightwithliezl
Facebook personal: https://www.facebook.com/lcolditzvanrooyen/
Instagram personal: https://www.instagram.com/liezl_colditzvanrooyen/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/van-rooyen-liezl/

ABOUT THE PODCAST 

In the Spotlight was born as a platform to share, broadcast and promote the interesting, wonderful and inspiring things that some of the people who crossed Liezl’s path have done. She would love to shine the spotlight on them and share their journeys with you to hopefully inspire you to be the best you, not to give up and to follow your passion or dream.  And in that way, help to make a little difference and share some of the beauty of this world. 

ABOUT THE HOST

Liezl Colditz van Rooyen
Born and raised in South Africa, Liezl followed her dream to see the world at age 23 and twenty years on has now travelled to 50 countries and worked and lived in the UK, Belgium and Saudi Arabia. She is a mum of two boys, a chartered management accountant working in large energy projects, a musician, runner, a world citizen but proudly South African and now a podcaster.The incredible people she has met, the amazing places she has seen and the magic of life she has experienced, inspired her to start this podcast.