Miss SA 2020 hopeful's history of racist and crude tweets uncovered
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Bianca Schoombee (Photo: Instagram)
Miss South Africa 2020 hopeful Bianca Schoombee has released a public apology after highly offensive posts, dating back to 2013, were found on her Twitter account on Tuesday night.
A Twitter user uncovered a series of racist and crude social media posts tweeted from the 21-year-old model's private Twitter account. SEE THE THREAD HERE
In one tweet, the account made reference to the "N-word" and repeatedly used the word "bitches" as well as other controversial statements.
"Bianca" was the top trending topic on Twitter in South Africa on Wednesday morning.
Bianca has since released a statement on social media saying: "I would like to profusely apologise for putting it out into the universe then."
"Being the person that I am today, I have now dealt with my past by praying," she added.
Speaking to Channel24 about whether the incident would affect Bianca's application, Miss South Africa CEO Stephanie Weil said: "We only assess entrants once the deadline for submissions has closed. Once we have a selection of potential semi-finalists, we run the necessary background checks."
"There is good governance in place to ensure that Miss South Africa finalists and semi-finalists align with our values," she added.
Entries for this year's competition opened on 11 May and close on 31 May 2020, at midnight. The organisers have not yet announced its panel of judges nor evaluated any of the entries received
Channel24 has reached out to Bianca for additional comment and will update the article should more information become available.