Basetsana Kumalo has taken to her social media to recount her moment during Miss World competition back in 1994
The star won the title of Miss SA and represented Mzansi at the Miss World competitions that year.

She was crowned as the 1st Runner-up to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan of India who became Miss World 1994 and Venezuela’s Irene Ferreira was placed 3rd.

According to her post, Basetsana who is also a former Miss Soweto said she has been emotional watching what she describes as the journey of hope.

“Once upon a time…there was a kid from eKasi Soweto….yazi mara, we were once thin just joking…it so doesn’t matter! P.S. Thank you @drgule_ for digging this up….wow…been so emotional watching the Journey of Hope #JOH,” she wrote.

Many of her fans and other celebrities took to the comment section to admire the star.