Bayanda Hlongwane
Fezile Mkhize a medical doctor, an actor, and a TV presenter, A newly crowned Mister Supranational
Picture: Mister Supranational Official Facebook
An exciting moment for South Africa as Fezile Mkhize won the 2024 Mister Supranational after taking the title from Tylo Riberio. An actor, a medical doctor, and a TV presenter Fezile has won the Global Mr Supranational 2024 title. Beating 35 competitors at the event in Poland on Thursday last night.
Fezile was born on 8 March 1991, Fezile Mkhize was raised in South Coast, Oslo Beach in KZN, then settled in Johannesburg where he got his start as a medical practitioner, model, and television presenter, His first significant break was capturing the nation','s attention on JBT Mother's day Campaign advertorial and as a top 10 finalist at a presenter search on SABC 3.
In his downtime he enjoys, reading and shooting hoops at a local basketball with his friends
Fezile Mkhize who previously got in the top 10 of SABC Presenter Search on SABC 3, is now the newly crowned Mr. Supranational 2024
Tonight he is expected to join the Panel of Experts to help select @miss Polski 2024 at television live on @polsaofficial. Fezile Mkhize was named 8th Mister supranational 2024. After winning the title he will take on the role of the Mister Supranational Organization the next year. The top 5 of Mister Supranational were represented. Philippines, Venezuela, Netherlands, and South Africa.
South African Actor, Dr. Fezile Mkhize is the first African and Black person to win the Mister Supranational contest, He won 20,000 US Dollars.
This after he was named pageant winner in a glittering ceremony hosted by Survivor SA presenter Nico Panagio in Poland on Thursday.
"I'm incredibly grateful and humbled to be the brand ambassador for the Mister Supranational organization. It is still sinking in as I sit and think about the journey," he told News24.
"I am very grateful for the brotherhood that I was able to find within Poland with all the other Mister Supranational contestants that came from all over the world. It has been an experience unlike any other."
Mkhize represented the country at the eighth Mister Supranational Experience after being named Mister Supranational South Africa in April, taking over the title from Tylo Ribeiro.
"I sit here feeling very proud to be South African, feeling very grateful to be able to be sitting in Poland and taking in everything that's happened. Ngiyabonga (thank you)," he said.
The first runner-up was Casey de Vries of the Netherlands.
"I dedicate all of my journey to Wayne Stafford, the national director of Mister Supranational South Africa, and my aunt, Aunt TJ, who unfortunately passed last December. She was a phenomenally powerful and huge inspiration in my life," Mkhize said.
Sharing his plans for his reign, he said he wanted to plough back into the communities of Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and beyond. The initiative, among other things, centred around creating a space for men and young boys to speak about their issues and uplift schools in under-resourced spaces.
In a brief video taken shortly after his crowning, Mkhize said the journey was "absolutely incredible" and expressed his gratitude to everyone who had voted for and followed him.
"It's been an amazing journey," he said.
About his plans for his reign, Mkhize said they were "big dreams; that's how it needs to be
An exciting moment as Fezile Mkhize was newly crowned the Mr. Supranational in Poland with other 38 consist who were in a competition contest
Highlights Supranational final moments 2024 Highliths
VIDEO: Mister Suprational Youtube Official
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