Search on for Face of Africa

A NEW season of the always-popular ‘Face of Africa’ hits the runway this month as M-Net re-launches its legendary continental model talent search.

The new season will be the seventh time that the project has run, having already delivered fresh new stars to the world’s biggest catwalks. From Namibia’s very own Venantia Otto, who recently graced the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, to Botswana’s Kaone Kario whose striking looks have made her a fashion magazine star in Africa, M-Net’s ‘Face of Africa’ has established itself as the premier model talent initiative in Africa today.The new season of ‘Face of Africa’ offers an unprecedented winner’s prize of US$50 000 in cash and a three-year modelling contract with Oluchi’s dynamic O Model Africa agency.Commenting on the launch of the new season, M-Net’s Director of Original Productions Carl Fischer said: “Before ‘Idols’ conquered the continent, before ‘Big Brother’ dominated the headlines, before ‘Studio 53’ united our audiences, before all of this, ‘Face of Africa’ was the start of our investment in Africa.Since its launch, it has captivated the imagination of our audiences, inspired countless entrants and turned dreams into reality for several dozen young models.Its legacy and its success is the reason it returns in 2008, and M-Net is proud to launch a new season.”Beginning in Botswana at the end of August, the new season will take M-Net’s ‘Face of Africa’ team to 12 countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.In each country, one open casting session will be held at which any young women between the ages of 17 and 24 from anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa can enter.The Namibian casting call will take place at the Protea Hotel Fuerstenhof in Dr Frans Indongo Street in Windhoek on Wednesday, August 27.The only documentation required from entrants is proof of identity and of citizenship of any sub-Saharan African country.Further, entrants should note that the minimum height requirement is 1,72m, the maximum hip measurement is 96 cm and entrants should not have an existing modelling contract.At the end of the 12 casting sessions, approximately 24 finalists will be selected to participate in a Model Bootcamp, which is to be held on the island of Zanzibar.Here a selection team that includes the first-ever ‘Face of Africa’ winner, the fashion-savvy model turned businesswoman Oluchi Onweagba, will host a second round of auditions, at which the Top 10 finalists will be selected.The Top 10 will then head into the glittering ‘Face of Africa’ 2008 finale on Saturday, November 29, at which one winner will be chosen.From Namibia’s very own Venantia Otto, who recently graced the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, to Botswana’s Kaone Kario whose striking looks have made her a fashion magazine star in Africa, M-Net’s ‘Face of Africa’ has established itself as the premier model talent initiative in Africa today.The new season of ‘Face of Africa’ offers an unprecedented winner’s prize of US$50 000 in cash and a three-year modelling contract with Oluchi’s dynamic O Model Africa agency.Commenting on the launch of the new season, M-Net’s Director of Original Productions Carl Fischer said: “Before ‘Idols’ conquered the continent, before ‘Big Brother’ dominated the headlines, before ‘Studio 53’ united our audiences, before all of this, ‘Face of Africa’ was the start of our investment in Africa.Since its launch, it has captivated the imagination of our audiences, inspired countless entrants and turned dreams into reality for several dozen young models.Its legacy and its success is the reason it returns in 2008, and M-Net is proud to launch a new season.”Beginning in Botswana at the end of August, the new season will take M-Net’s ‘Face of Africa’ team to 12 countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.In each country, one open casting session will be held at which any young women between the ages of 17 and 24 from anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa can enter.The Namibian casting call will take place at the Protea Hotel Fuerstenhof in Dr Frans Indongo Street in Windhoek on Wednesday, August 27.The only documentation required from entrants is proof of identity and of citizenship of any sub-Saharan African country.Further, entrants should note that the minimum height requirement is 1,72m, the maximum hip measurement is 96 cm and entrants should not have an existing modelling contract.At the end of the 12 casting sessions, approximately 24 finalists will be selected to participate in a Model Bootcamp, which is to be held on the island of Zanzibar.Here a selection team that includes the first-ever ‘Face of Africa’ winner, the fashion-savvy model turned businesswoman Oluchi Onweagba, will host a second round of auditions, at which the Top 10 finalists will be selected.The Top 10 will then head into the glittering ‘Face of Africa’ 2008 finale on Saturday, November 29, at which one winner will be chosen.

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