{"id":34401,"date":"2015-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/echonews.sites.caxton.co.za\/34401\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/"},"modified":"2015-09-15T10:59:32","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T08:59:32","slug":"mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs Middelburg and Witbank crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The theme was &#8220;Mardi Gras&#8221; and the former queens and new finalists gave an outstanding show before the crowning.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 More photo&#8217;s can be seen at www.mobserver.co.za.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-34401 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-11_31546\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-11_31546-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-11_31546-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-11_31546-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-11_31546.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34403'>\n\t\t\t\tTatjana Bucktwar (Mrs Black Pearl of the Highveld 2015), Emeldah Sema (Mrs Witbank 2015), Lamla Namba (princess, Mrs Witbank 2015) and Lizette Pansegrouw (Mrs Witbank 2014).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-6_20599\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-6_20599-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-6_20599-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-6_20599-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-6_20599.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34404'>\n\t\t\t\tMarcia Joubert (Junior Miss Middelburg 2014), Leone du Plessis (princess, Junior Miss Middelburg 2015), Vanessa da Silva (Junior Miss Middelburg 2015) and Samukulisiwe Buthelezi (Miss Junior City Council 2015).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-3_68923\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-3_68923-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-3_68923-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-3_68923-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-3_68923.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34405'>\n\t\t\t\tLeigh Ann Pansegrouw (princess), Bronwyn Naidoo (Junior Miss Witbank 2015) and Layla van Heerden (Miss Junior Black Pearl of the Highveld 2015).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-1_50812\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-1_50812-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-1_50812-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-1_50812-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-1_50812.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34406'>\n\t\t\t\tLecia Steele (Mrs Middelburg 2014), Marinda Pieterse (Mrs City Council 2015), Helen Strydom (Mrs Middelburg 2015), Linda Lourens-Uys (Mrs Community 2015) and Veronica Harmse (2015 princess in the Mrs Middelburg division).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-9_83542\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-9_83542-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-9_83542-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-9_83542-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-9_83542.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34407'>\n\t\t\t\tJodelle Reddy (Face of the Cultural Heartland 2015) and Esmeralda Nieuwenhuis (Miss Community 2014).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-4_21866\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-4_21866-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-4_21866-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-4_21866-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-4_21866.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34408'>\n\t\t\t\tDanika Emmerich (princess), Talitha Botha (Miss Teen Witbank 2015) and Megan Naidoo (Miss Teen Black Pearl of the Highveld 2015).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-8_41062\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-8_41062-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-8_41062-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-8_41062-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-8_41062.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34409'>\n\t\t\t\tRachelle Harmse (Miss Community 2015).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-5_20004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-5_20004-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-5_20004-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-5_20004-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-5_20004.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34410'>\n\t\t\t\tJaylen Strydom (Little Miss Middelburg 2014), Miane Harmse (Little Miss City Council 2015), Beame Cronje (Little Miss Middelburg 2015) and Emma Lee Schreuder (princess, Little Miss Middelburg 2015).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-7_13339\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-7_13339-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-7_13339-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-7_13339-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-7_13339.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34411'>\n\t\t\t\tCarmen Joubert (Miss Teen City Council 2014), Nomcebu Mbuli (Miss Teen City Council 2015), Cherise Mans (Miss Teen Middelburg 2015), Melissa Greef (princess, Miss Teen Middelburg 2015) and Stefanie Naud\u00e9 (Miss Teen Middelburg 2014).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-10_54449\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-10_54449-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-10_54449-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-10_54449-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-10_54449.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34412'>\n\t\t\t\tCharlene Beech\/Janse van Rensburg (Miss Witbank 2014), Sharron Madike (Miss Black Pearl of the Highveld 2015), Tenae Marriott (Miss Witbank 2015), Anele McCullouch (princess, Miss Witbank 2015) and Ulrike Lange (Miss Black Pearl of the Highveld 2014).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/15\/mrs-middelburg-and-witbank-crowned\/attachment\/15jj26-2_06209\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-2_06209-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-2_06209-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-2_06209-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/09\/15jj26-2_06209.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34413'>\n\t\t\t\tUnolothando Mahlangu (2015 princess -Little Miss Witbank), Chere Harmse (Little Miss Witbank 2015)\nand Lenita Benadi (Little Miss Black Pearl of the Highveld 2015).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Miss and Mrs Middelburg and Witbank were crowned during a glamorous function at 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