Basetsana Kumalo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Basetsana Kumalo

Miss South Africa 1994, first runner-up to Miss World 1994

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1974

Place of Birth: Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Profession: entrepreneur, model, beauty pageant contestant

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Basetsana Julia "Bassie" Kumalo (née Makgalemele; born 29 March 1974) is a South African television personality, beauty pageant titleholder, businesswoman, and philanthropist.
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.