Zimbabwe celebs to grace Miss Zimbabwe (UK)

Zimbabwe celebs to grace Miss Zimbabwe (UK)

MATAZ and former TV presenter Tichafara Mupariwa captured at the studios of Zimbabwe's internet radio station Afro Sounds FM on Thursday night

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By Showbiz Reporter

TICH Mataz leads a field of Zimbabwean celebrities that includes Emma from dancehall group FYA for the Miss Zimbabwe (UK) beauty pageant that takes place on the sidelines of the ZimExpo UK 2004 Exhibition this Saturday night.

Mataz arrived in the UK Thursday and will be the MC at the beauty pageant which will feature 15 of Zimbabwe's finest girls from the UK and a special performance by dancehall queens FYA (listen to their single).

The programme kicks off with a business exhibition for Zimbabwean companies to showcase their products and services on Saturday morning. Zimbabwe's former Industry Minister Nkosana Moyo is expected to officiate. Later in the evening, Zimbabweans will file in for the main attraction -- Miss Zimbabwe (UK).

Former TV presenter Tichafara Mupariwa who is one of the organisers told New Zimbabwe.com Thursday night: "This will be an event to celebrate our culture -- an exhibition about who we are and what we stand for. If you are not there, you can't be anywhere."

Ladies wishing to take part in the Miss Zimbabwe pageant and those already selected should ring 07745453987 without delay. Auditions are on Friday.

On Thursday, Mataz was reunited with the microphone after a long absence from Zimbabwe's airwaves since his Coca Cola On the Beat TV show was scrapped under reforms announced by information minister Jonathan Moyo for 75 percent local content on radio and TV.

Temporarily taking the reins from Ezra Tshisa Sibanda on Afro Sounds FM, Mataz was flooded with calls from disbelieving listeners. "As soon as I came into my house and heard you, I immediately said 'I know this voice'," one listener told Mataz.
The Miss Zimbabwe (UK) pageant takes place at the Croydon Hotel in London. The hotel is three minutes from the Croydon train station. Tickets cost £20. For more details go to the website ZimExpo or call 07745453987
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