Tiffany Simelane

Tiffany Simelane (1988 – August 17, 2009) was a beauty queen who represented Swaziland in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. Her reign began on July 26, 2008, and ended 22 days before she died.

Tiffany Simelane
Born
Tiffany Simelane

1988
Mhlambanyatsi, Swaziland
DiedAugust 17, 2009 (aged 21[1]
TitleMiss Swaziland 2008
Miss World 2008

Miss Swaziland

After being crowned Miss Swaziland she complained to her friend that as soon as she won she was told she would have to pay all her expenses, including the cost of her dress, herself to travel to Miss World. This was a great sticking point between herself and the contest sponsors and organizers.[2] The organizers reported their own disappointments with Simelane, disclosing that she would "disappear without a trace", causing more controversy. In an interview with the Times of Swaziland she thanked God that her reign was over, stating she thought she was "going crazy" and that the title had been nothing more than a liability to her.[3] When she relinquished her crown at a ceremony in the Royal Swazi Convention Centre[4] she gave a cryptic speech, revealing that becoming Miss Swaziland had opened her eyes and that she had hoped to remove the cloud of controversy around the competition during her reign. She then claimed that the competition was not being run in the correct fashion, but that her conscience was clear.[5]

Death

On August 17, 2009, committed suicide by ingesting weevil tablet, a pesticide that contains aluminium phosphide and emits phosphine gas. She rushed for treatment at the Mbabane Clinic. Friends reported that she killed herself over a "broken heart", facing depression and a lack of closeness with her family on top of the stress of being Miss Swaziland.[6][7]

References
  1. "Tribute to Ex-Miss SD Tiffany Simelane". Swazi Observer. August 2009.
  2. "She died from broken heart, says Hendriques". Swazi Observer. August 2009. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Dlamini, Chris (October 21, 2009). "Ex-Miss SD tiffany is dead". Times of Swaziland.
  4. "Miss SD shocked at Tiffany’s death". Swazi Observer. August 2009. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Former Miss SD Commits Suicide". Swazi Observer. August 2009. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Motau, Phepile (August 19, 2009). "Beauty pageant sector shocker". Times of Swaziland.
  7. Dlamini, Welcome August 20, 2009). "Ex-Miss SD tiffany is dead". Swaziland News.
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