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Botswana's Gaseangwe Balopi crowned Miss Africa 2017

Botswana’s Gaseangwe Balopi was crowned Miss Africa 2017. PHOTO | MISS AFRICA

By  Mohammed Momoh

Contributor based in Abuja, Nigeria

Nation Media Group

Botswana’s Gaseangwe Balopi was crowned Miss Africa 2017 in the second edition of the beauty pageant hosted in Nigeria.

Ms Balopi beat 24 contestants from across the continent in the event held at the Calabar International Convention Centre in Cross River State on Wednesday night.

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