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South African TV personality (born 1974)

Basetsana Julia "Bassie" Khumalo (née Makgalemele; born 29 March 1974)^[1] is a South African television personality, beauty pageant titleholder, businesswoman, and philanthropist.^[2] Her career began in 1990 when she was crowned Miss Soweto and Miss Black South Africa at the age of 16.

She was crowned Miss South Africa in 1994 and in the same year became the first runner-up in Miss World.

Early life and education

Kumalo was born in Soweto, South Africa. She and her two sisters and brother spent their early years helping to keep the family afloat, making sandwiches to sell at soccer matches every weekend.

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She attended Thabisang Primary School in Orlando West. When Soweto was engulfed by student unrest in 1986 she was then sent to Trinity Secondary School where she completed her matric. She was then enrolled for tertiary education at the University of Venda, and majored in an Education.^[