Miss SA Tamaryn Green reveals she is a TB survivor

Miss SA Tamaryn Green

Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green has revealed that her focus will be on Tuberculosis (TB) as her official year of reign campaign.

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Tamaryn Green also spoke publicly for the first time about her own battle with TB in 2015. She was diagnosed with TB three years ago but failed to disclose her story because of the stigma associated with it. This made the process of diagnosis and treatment much harder and more traumatic for her.

“It took me three years to talk about my story. I could have avoided a lot of trauma speaking about it sooner. I am now in the process of dealing with it. I want to encourage people not to be afraid to speak up about their problems and get the help they need. It is the only way we are going to beat TB,” – Green said at a press conference.

Through her #breakthestigma campaign, TB survivor Green, will be lending her support to raise awareness of global and national TB campaigns, with the hope that people suffering from tuberculosis will come out of the shadows and are not stigmatised.

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Tamaryn Green crowned the Miss SA 2018

Tamaryn Green Miss SA 2018

Tamaryn Green was crowned Miss South Africa 2018 at the Sun Arena in Pretoria tonight. 

The 23-year old medical student from Paarl took home a R3.4 million prize package, the biggest prize package in the history of the pageant.

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Tamaryn Green walked away with R1 million in cash and R2.4 million in prizes, a fully-furnished apartment for the year of her reign, and a Nissan Qashqai.

Miss Universe South Africa Tamaryn Green

On the official Miss SA website, Green shared:

“As Miss South Africa I will be in a strong position to assist with the reconstruction of a better South Africa. I have always been passionate about making a positive and progressive difference in the lives of others.

I grew up being exposed to two very different worlds: That of the fortunate and less fortunate. I want to assist in bringing those worlds together. I believe this can be done by providing equal education to all. Actions speak louder than words! I want to be a voice to those who cannot be heard, a servant and role model to South Africans and to the people of the world at large.

Importantly, as Miss SA I want to inspire and empower women to be the best version of themselves. I want to show them that we have a voice and it can be heard, seen and valued! As a woman I believe there is a golden thread linking all women across the globe. Together we should be able to uplift, inspire, nurture and educate the youth of our world.”

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