
'Proud to be young' - Beauty queen, lawyer and Botswana's youngest cabinet minister
Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.
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Lesego Chombo is a Botswana politician, attorney, and model who is the current Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs of Botswana. Her appointment to the position was announced by President Duma Boko on 11 November 2024. She rose to fame after winning the Miss World 2023 competition, where she was crowned Miss World Africa 2024.
Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.