UManqoba Vilakazi (13), waseKimberley eMntla Koloni, kutshanje ethweswe isithsaba sikaMiss Mini Universe kumsitho obumangalisayo obuseBogotá, eColombia, ngorhatya lwangoMgqibelo.UManqoba ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka uthweswe isithsaba sikaMiss Pre-Teen Universe kukhuphiswano lwesizwe loMzantsi Afrika obuseThekwini.Njengokumkanikazi olawulayo, waya eColombia nge-19 kweyeThupha ukuya kumela ilizwe lakhe kumsitho osemthethweni weMini Universe Pageant 2023.UManqoba uye wanconywa ngokumela uMzantsi Afrika ngobubele nangobuchule.Ushiye ababukeli kunye nabalandeli bakhe bengenathemba bemthanda xa wayethe chu kumgaqo weenqwelo-moya enxibe ilokhwe emele intyatyambo yesizwe yeprotea."Ukukhanya" kwakhe kunye nokuzithemba kwakhe ngexesha lokubonisa kwakhe iprotea kushiye uphawu olungalibalekiyo kukhuphiswano kwaye kwamenza intandokazi eqinileyo yesithsaba emehlweni abantu abaninzi.Ebekhatshwa ngumlawuli kazwelonke, uNtombifuthi Gumede, kunye namalungu osapho.NjengoMini Universe osandula kuthweswa isithsaba, uManqoba uza kubuyela eMzantsi Afrika kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya i-OR Tambo International eRhawutini ngoLwesithathu, umhla 30 kweyeThupha.Ukumkanikazi uza kwamkelwa kwidolophu yakowabo kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseKimberley ngoLwesine, umhla 31 kweyeThupha.