‘It’s okay to be masculine,feminine, all of it’

Miss Earth Namibia 2025 says her pageantry career did not begin with a grand plan or a vision board.

“It began at Maerua Mall when I asked for a photo with a model. Instead of just posing for the picture, the model told me about Miss Pre-Teen Namibia.

“That brief exchange became my first step into the modelling industry, one I’ve now been part of for nearly eight years,” Ndeshipewa Angula says.

Since then, she has been signed to Ace Models for five and a half years.

“They really shaped me into the person I am today,” she says. “Especially in terms of discipline and how the industry actually works.”

Angula says runway modelling has always been her first love.

She has participated in the MTC Windhoek Fashion Week twice and hopes to return.

“It is not the attention that draws me to it, but the collaboration. I enjoy being a canvas,” she says. “It’s about allowing creatives to express themselves through you.”

Angula says Miss Namibia felt like a distant dream for a long time.

“My family challenged that thinking. They made me realise Miss Namibia is about character,” she says.

“It’s about servant leadership, and that’s something I really pride myself in.”

When the opportunity to take part in Miss Earth arose, she saw it as a continuation rather than a compromise, she says.

“It allowed me to step into pageantry with intention, and to focus on causes I care deeply about.”

Among them is the Tree of Resilience project, as well as Voices for Wellness, which she has been developing since 2022, and which she hopes to formally register as a foundation.

“My relationship with God is what kept me going through the process,” she says. “And my family, especially my mom, made the preparation so much easier.”

For now, Angula is focused on completing her studies, building a place for herself in the film indu2er advice is to enjoy every moment.

“You’ll never experience anything like it again. And keep God at the centre of your journey.”

And advice to her younger self?

“It’s okay to be masculine, feminine, crazy, all of it,” she says. “The world needs more people who are unapologetically themselves.”

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