Mossel Bay's Nadia in 'Sarie' competition top 10

Update

MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Mossel Bay's Nadia Lemmetuis is in the Top 10 of the Sarie magazine front cover competition.

The news was announced on the Sarie website today.

The competition, in which the winner gets to appear on the cover of the magazine, attracts thousands of entries from across South Africa every year.

Nadia, aged 37, told the Mosel Bay Advertiser today: "I'm super excited about this opportunity. In the beginning of the year I had a conversation with God and I asked Him to use me in every possible way.

"I guess He's now using me to show girls that anything is possible. ANYTHING.

"Your past or difficult upbringing should not hold you back and shouldn't determine your future. Work hard, don't stagnate and always dream big. You will reap the rewards.

"I'm forever grateful."

READ HERE: Local woman in top 40 for 'Sarie' cover

Nadia, whose mother was a housekeeper and father a worker at Spoornet, was born in the town of Middelburg in the Eastern Cape part of the Karoo. She grew up in Vredenburg on the West Coast. Nadia has lived in Mossel Bay for a number of years.

She has worked as a public relations consultant in the past and is currently a lecturer at the South Cape College campus in Mossel Bay. She is also a trained image consultant.

To see Nadia and the other women in the top 10, click here.

From today until 8 Augustus, Sarie readers can get to know the Top 10 semi-finalists from their interviews and videos on www.sarie.com.

On 27 Augustus, the winner of the competition will be announced in the September/October edition of the magazine. That is the date that edition will be for sale.

In September the winner will go to the magazine's studio in Cape Town for her front cover photo session.