Who goes into the finals tomorrow?

Alinafe Chalunda

Born and raised in Lilongwe, 22-year-old Alinafe Chalunda is a chef currently studying towards a bachelors degree in business management.

She believes the central aspect of pageantry is beyond physical looks.

She says she wants to make a difference if she makes it.

“While in office, I will raise awareness on women empowerment because it is key in fighting population growth. An empowered woman will be able to make right decisions about her sexuality,” she says.

She thinks this year’s theme is very important not only to Miss Malawi as a pageant, but also to all Malawians.

“It will help increase awareness on the ever increasing environmental and economic problems the nation is facing due to overpopulation and offers solutions on how we can some of the contributing factors,” she says.

Alinafe further says it is an honour to take part in the Miss Malawi pageant. n

Elizabeth Peaches

Elizabeth Peaches says her strongest characters in the competition are beauty,  brilliance, confidence and great passion for her nation.

Born in Blantyre, Elizabeth wants to revitalise Malawi’s culture if she gets the crown.

She thinks being Miss Malawi is not all about fame, but using the fame to bring the change that matter, especially for the youth, people with albinism and the elderly.

Further, she says: “I don’t want the girl child to love me because of my crown, but they should love me because I am changing their lives.

“I want to be a role model to every girl child and interact with them by having career talks and doing sports together. I will be a role model in dressing [culture] school.”

The 20-year-old holds a diploma in accounting from Malawi College of Accountancy. She is currently studying towards a bachelors degree in business management and entrepreneurship at Nkhoma University. n

Rudo Chisalika

Twenty-two-year-old Rudo Chisalika says modelling has always been something close to her heart.

Besides, she feels she has always wanted to be part of the game changers-to be part of humanity that brings about greater change.

“As I grew older, I came to realise that Malawi has a lot of underprivileged people and families. Not just financially, but also psychologically and emotionally,” she says.

She feels being Miss Malawi is one of the best platforms for her to achieve this.

On population challenge, Rudo thinks there is  need to implement the best possible solutions and one of the first measures would be educating the masses. With better education, she notes, comes knowledge and better understanding.

She holds a bachelors degree in information technology from the University of Malawi’s The Polytechnic and she is currently working for Standard Bank of Malawi as a data quality analyst.n