27 out of 64 participants qualified in the 1st round for the Miss Harare auditions which were held this weekend on November 12, 2011 at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Due to the massive turnout of contestants the Miss Zimbabwe Trust could not audition all the girls, and has set another try-out date for November 25, 2011. 
^ These are some of the beauties that qualified at the 1st auditions for Miss Harare.
Zimbo Jam caught up with Miss Zimbabwe Trust Co-coordinator Deborah Chidavaenzi who said the first round was not a guarantee that the 27 who qualified would end up taking part in the Miss Harare pageant show to be held at 7 Arts in Avondale on December 22, 2011.
She also mentioned that the auditioning process was still open to those who did not manage to try-out in the initial stage and that they will pick the best 30 beauties from the two auditions.
“Those who made it in the first round should not guarantee themselves safe because if we get those who are doing well in our second auditions it means they will not qualify. Because of time, some girls left and this is why we are having the second audition because we want to give everyone a chance and from there we will get our final thirty girls to compete for the Miss Harare title, “said Chidavaenzi.
Responding to what criteria they were using to choose the best 30 out of the bevy of beauties who had come for this trying moment, Chidavaenzi highlighted that so many things were taken into consideration chief among them, “expression of one’s confidence, ability to work with communities and someone who is ready to do charity work.”
Chidavaenzi dismissed the perception that this illustrious pageant show was racist in nature when she said, “we are cutting across all racial divides, we want to eliminate the perception that Miss Harare or Zimbabwe is for blacks or colored people, be it an Indian we still accommodate them.”
Asked what she leant following Malaika’s “failure” to bring the Miss World title home at the recently held grand finale in England , Deborah reiterated that, “there is a lot in that crown than what’s meant for the eye, I don’t think she had any shortcomings but I think that it’s the level we work with here in Zimbabwe.”
^ Girls who came to audition for Miss Harare.
Commenting on what their emphasis will be focused on, a calm Chidavaenzi claimed, “This year our main concern is culture; as you can see we are doing auditions here at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.”
She added that the reason for having the National Gallery of Zimbabwe as their venue was that, “Most of them have never been here. We want them to look back into our Zimbabwean culture.”
Despite matching some of the requirements needed for one to go through the auditions, some girls were turned away because of aspects such as height because one should be between 1,67m to 1,75m. Age was another aspect and only those were below 24 years on the date of the Miss World Final were allowed the chance to face a panel of judges who grilled these aspiring queens testing their credibility to become the ambassadors of Harare.
Meanwhile some girls who came for the auditions were at pains answering some general questions which a grade seven pupil can respond to very well. It was so embarrassing for someone who wants to be an Ambassador of Harare to not be aware that the Mayor of Harare is his Worship Muchadeyi Masunda.
Some girls were unable to answer questions, asked the judges to give them more time to research on issues they were not familiar with. However, the auditions were a lesson to these aspirant bevies that such pageant shows were not only about beauty but “beauty with the brains.”
Out of the 30 contestants that are competing for the Miss Harare title, only 4 will compete with contestants from other provinces and these include Miss Harare, 1st and 2nd Princesses and Miss Personality.
From Zimbo Jam by Anozivashe Shumba
^ These are some of the beauties that qualified at the 1st auditions for Miss Harare.
Zimbo Jam caught up with Miss Zimbabwe Trust Co-coordinator Deborah Chidavaenzi who said the first round was not a guarantee that the 27 who qualified would end up taking part in the Miss Harare pageant show to be held at 7 Arts in Avondale on December 22, 2011.
She also mentioned that the auditioning process was still open to those who did not manage to try-out in the initial stage and that they will pick the best 30 beauties from the two auditions.
“Those who made it in the first round should not guarantee themselves safe because if we get those who are doing well in our second auditions it means they will not qualify. Because of time, some girls left and this is why we are having the second audition because we want to give everyone a chance and from there we will get our final thirty girls to compete for the Miss Harare title, “said Chidavaenzi.
Responding to what criteria they were using to choose the best 30 out of the bevy of beauties who had come for this trying moment, Chidavaenzi highlighted that so many things were taken into consideration chief among them, “expression of one’s confidence, ability to work with communities and someone who is ready to do charity work.”
Chidavaenzi dismissed the perception that this illustrious pageant show was racist in nature when she said, “we are cutting across all racial divides, we want to eliminate the perception that Miss Harare or Zimbabwe is for blacks or colored people, be it an Indian we still accommodate them.”
Asked what she leant following Malaika’s “failure” to bring the Miss World title home at the recently held grand finale in England , Deborah reiterated that, “there is a lot in that crown than what’s meant for the eye, I don’t think she had any shortcomings but I think that it’s the level we work with here in Zimbabwe.”
^ Girls who came to audition for Miss Harare.
Commenting on what their emphasis will be focused on, a calm Chidavaenzi claimed, “This year our main concern is culture; as you can see we are doing auditions here at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.”
She added that the reason for having the National Gallery of Zimbabwe as their venue was that, “Most of them have never been here. We want them to look back into our Zimbabwean culture.”
Despite matching some of the requirements needed for one to go through the auditions, some girls were turned away because of aspects such as height because one should be between 1,67m to 1,75m. Age was another aspect and only those were below 24 years on the date of the Miss World Final were allowed the chance to face a panel of judges who grilled these aspiring queens testing their credibility to become the ambassadors of Harare.
Meanwhile some girls who came for the auditions were at pains answering some general questions which a grade seven pupil can respond to very well. It was so embarrassing for someone who wants to be an Ambassador of Harare to not be aware that the Mayor of Harare is his Worship Muchadeyi Masunda.
Some girls were unable to answer questions, asked the judges to give them more time to research on issues they were not familiar with. However, the auditions were a lesson to these aspirant bevies that such pageant shows were not only about beauty but “beauty with the brains.”
Out of the 30 contestants that are competing for the Miss Harare title, only 4 will compete with contestants from other provinces and these include Miss Harare, 1st and 2nd Princesses and Miss Personality.
From Zimbo Jam by Anozivashe Shumba
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