{"id":231692,"date":"2022-07-19T10:36:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T08:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=118545"},"modified":"2022-07-19T10:36:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T08:36:12","slug":"tropika-island-of-treasure-gears-up-for-the-reveal-of-its-18-contestants-competing-alongside-the-all-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/tropika-island-of-treasure-gears-up-for-the-reveal-of-its-18-contestants-competing-alongside-the-all-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropika Island of Treasure gears up for the reveal of its 18 contestants competing alongside the All-Stars."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tropika-island-of-treasure-gears-up-for-the-reveal-of-its-18-contestants-competing-alongside-the-all-stars.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tropika-island-of-treasure-gears-up-for-the-reveal-of-its-18-contestants-competing-alongside-the-all-stars.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_118546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-118546\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=118546\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-118546 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tropika-island-of-treasure-gears-up-for-the-reveal-of-its-18-contestants-competing-alongside-the-all-stars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-118546 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tropika-island-of-treasure-gears-up-for-the-reveal-of-its-18-contestants-competing-alongside-the-all-stars.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-118546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group Shot of The 18 Contestants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>South Africa, get ready for some thrilling news! People all over the country have auditioned for a coveted&nbsp;spot to compete against a line-up of much-loved celebrity all-stars from the previous nine seasons of&nbsp;Tropika Island of Treasure. The show has returned for its tenth season with 18 locals who have been&nbsp;selected to participate in the competition alongside the celebrity all-star cast.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2008, Tropika Island of Treasure has been growing in popularity as the hit reality show has&nbsp;taken audiences on island adventures all the way from the Maldives to Zanzibar. As the first phase of the&nbsp;Tropika Island of Treasure\u2019s tenth anniversary has drawn to a close, many shoppers and Tropika&nbsp;enthusiasts have walked away with incredible exciting prizes.<\/p>\n<p>As the countdown for the launch of the new season begins, audiences can look forward to seeing&nbsp;participants chosen from across the country battling it out for their spot on the island and the favour of the&nbsp;celebrity All-stars. The 18 will compete for a spot to join the celebrity all-stars on a yet-to-be-revealed&nbsp;island paradise for a chance to win the grand prize. \u201cTropika Island of Treasure All-Stars will be the most&nbsp;memorable, influential, and smooothest season yet,\u201d promises Miantha Roux, Clover Beverages Marketing&nbsp;Manager.<\/p>\n<p>Get ready to see every day Tropika consumers partnered up with your favourite celebrity all-stars compete&nbsp;in a series of stimulating challenges that will test their strength, strategic skills, and willpower as they fight&nbsp;to stay on the island and win a cool and SMOOOTH share of R1 million.&nbsp;The battle is on, and nothing is smooother than a Tropika.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tropika Island of Treasure Season 10&nbsp;The Smoooth Contestants: Bios<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Tayne Gavin De Villiers, 21, Johannesburg:&nbsp;Tayne De Villiers is an international model and middle weight boxer from KZN. He studied event and marketing&nbsp;management through UCT while maintaining his strict fitness regimen and love for travel. He believes that Tropika&nbsp;Island of Treasure All Stars is the perfect platform and opportunity for him to meet new people and broaden his&nbsp;horizons.<\/p>\n<p>2. Beuton Gabe Nero, 27, Piketberg: &nbsp;Beuton Nero is all about that smoooth lifestyle. He exudes confidence, is super competitive and highly&nbsp;entertaining, attributes which obviously make him an ideal fit for Tropika Island of Treasure All Stars. Beuton\u2019s&nbsp;passion lies in reality TV, creating innovative content and living an ultra-healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>3. Taryl Ogle, 28, Port Shepstone:&nbsp;Joining the cast of Tropika Island of Treasure All Stars is Port Shepstone born Taryl Ogle. A fierce feminist known for&nbsp;her vocal prowess in a local singing competition, Taryl has a keen passion for radio as well as television. She is an&nbsp;extrovert, third-year law student and an e-commerce entrepreneur \u2013 the aforementioned will certainly help her&nbsp;on the show.<\/p>\n<p>4. Janice Bauer, 28, Gqeberha:&nbsp;Janice Bauer, affectionately known as \u2018Jae\u2019 is a powerhouse and a force to be reckoned with \u2013 just what Tropika&nbsp;Island of Treasure All Stars is looking for! A personal fitness trainer from Gqeberha, Jae is resilient, never backs&nbsp;down from a challenge and will stop at nothing to motivate those around her to be the greatest version of&nbsp;themselves. She can\u2019t wait to go to the Island and meet the cast and crew.<\/p>\n<p>5. Dainamiaro Doorni Ogulu, 25, Durban:&nbsp;Dain, the self-proclaimed \u2018sexy chocolate slab with a picture-perfect smile\u2019, is every bit flirtatious as he is&nbsp;determined. A charming 25-year-old with a high emotional quotient, Dain stays smoooth under pressure, no&nbsp;doubt a skill that has been honed over time due to his budding career as an editorial model, tv personality,&nbsp;entrepreneur and a commercial actor. He\u2019s going to slay Tropika Island of Treasure All Stars one dreamy wink at a&nbsp;time.<\/p>\n<p>6. Bianca Jean Edwards, 31, Durban:&nbsp;Known as The Model Mom on Instagram Bianca Edwards is a vivaciously outgoing international model scout,&nbsp;professional model trainer and even owns a model academy. Currently training over 70 students to become the&nbsp;very best version of themselves, Bianca is passionate about the youth and helping them understand their full&nbsp;potential. She is married to her long time sweetheart, has a family of four kids and is insanely excited to be part of&nbsp;Tropika Island of Treasure All-Stars.<\/p>\n<p>7. Lelani Loots, 36, Witbank:&nbsp;Lelani Loots is a 36-year-old who has built a formidable family of fitness fanatics through her daily career as an&nbsp;online personal trainer. Based in Centurion, Lelani has created a safe space for women to workout at her outdoor&nbsp;bootcamp and is super inspired to continue growing her community and helping people achieve their goals. She&nbsp;believes that being a highly active person, fun and her natural love for traveling will give her an edge on Tropika&nbsp;Island of Treasure.<\/p>\n<p>8. Boitumelo Moloto, 25, Johannesburg:&nbsp;This season of Tropika Island of Treasure we have Melo, a witty and inquisitive 25-year-old from Johannesburg who loves singing in her car and happy dancing every chance she gets. Melo is a journalism graduate who enjoys&nbsp;adventure, playing games and solving puzzles. She aspires to travel the world and loves eating fruits \u2013 maybe an&nbsp;exotic island is just the place for her!<\/p>\n<p>9. Ofentse Arthur Boloko, 30, Tshwane:&nbsp;This extroverted hunk with a heart is sure to get pulses racing across TV screens in SA \u2013 Ofentse Boloko is joining the&nbsp;cast of Tropika Island of Treasure! Currently residing in Johannesburg, Ofentse is an extroverted fitness enthusiast.&nbsp;As a former professional rugby player Ofentse holds down his super busy career as a personal trainer, he also&nbsp;body builds and finds time to explore the coolest local restaurants to satisfy his foody cravings with his closest&nbsp;friends.<\/p>\n<p>10. Simphiwe \u2018Jack\u2019 Mabaso, 27, Midrand:&nbsp;Simphiwe Jack Mabaso preferably known as \u2018Jack Mabaso\u2019 is a 27-year-old fitness trainer from Midrand who is&nbsp;probably the biggest Tropika Island of Treasure fan himself, so he is incredibly excited to join the cast this season.&nbsp;Jack takes pride in his role as an online fitness coach and hopes to continue inspiring both men and women alike&nbsp;to lead healthy lifestyles. His gentle and patient nature will no doubt turn him into a serious fan-favourite while on&nbsp;the show.<\/p>\n<p>11. Shandukani Shonisani Tikva Masutha, 32, Soweto:&nbsp;Joining the cast this season is multilingual Shonisani SST Masutha. She speaks 7 languages has 2 master\u2019s degrees&nbsp;and has a plethora of accolades under her belt such as being one of SA\u2019s Top Shining Stars in Sport and&nbsp;Recreation, profiled as a game changer in sports here in South Africa with several more; it seems like Shonisani&nbsp;won\u2019t be slowing down anytime soon!<\/p>\n<p>12. Ruan Scheepers, 27, Krugersdorp:&nbsp;Ruan is a commercial model and brand ambassador hailing from Krugersdorp. He is currently the reigning Mr&nbsp;Global South Africa representing South Africa on the International stage. He is not all looks though as he spends&nbsp;his days working in medical research. He is very excited to be joining the cast of Tropika Island of Treasure All&nbsp;Stars.<\/p>\n<p>13. Alyssa Conley, 31, Johannesburg:&nbsp;This season we have an Olympian joining our cast! Alyssa Conley is a 4 times 100m and 200m SA National&nbsp;Champion Africa Champs 200m Silver Medalist, Springboks Woman\u2019s 7s player and even has a B.A in Sports&nbsp;Psychology \u2013 what a powerhouse! Alyssa is extremely passionate about sports and athlete development,&nbsp;specifically in the female sphere and her aspiration is to push boundaries and grow woman\u2019s sport in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>14. Sria Reddy, 21, Johannesburg:&nbsp;Sria loves the creative side of life where she can be herself and show people around her that it\u2019s better to be&nbsp;yourself than try and be anyone else! Wise at the young age of 21, Sria knows that ever since she was a baby, she&nbsp;is meant to be known and loved by many people and is super excited to push her career in this direction with&nbsp;Tropika Island of Treasure All Stars! Her hustle to make it to the top is only beginning!<\/p>\n<p>15. Zwelethu Dube, 38, Johannesburg:&nbsp;You\u2019ve seen him on your screens before and you\u2019ll be seeing him again this All Star season, joining our vast cast of&nbsp;contestants this season is none-other than seasoned actor Zwelethu Dube. He has worked on productions in the&nbsp;USA, Asia and Australia and has graced the stage in a Broadway showcase too, so he definitely knows a thing or&nbsp;two about international travel. He can\u2019t wait to embark on this new adventure and grace you all with his&nbsp;charisma and that sensual baritone voice of his.<\/p>\n<p>16. Liardus Nel, 24, Newcastle:&nbsp;24-year-old fitness junky Liardus Nel from Cape Town loves being pushed to his limits. Liardus believes leadership&nbsp;starts with you and you should always set the standard \u2013 this belief will no doubt see him succeed on the Tropika&nbsp;island. \u201cLife is too short not to take the opportunities that come your way. My life motto is: You only have this&nbsp;moment.\u201d Wise words from Liardus.<\/p>\n<p>17. Lerecia Mcpherson, 19, Worcester:&nbsp;Self-proclaimed \u2018dynamite in a small package\u2019 Lerecia is the definition of vibey, driven and passionate all of&nbsp;which she believes will make her the ultimate contestant on the Tropika island. A full-time content creator on&nbsp;TikTok, she is no stranger to being her true authentic self in front of a camera and will certainly deliver while on the&nbsp;show!<\/p>\n<p>18. Neen\u00e3 Maca\u00efre Bezuidenhout, 25, Empangeni:&nbsp;Joining the cast of the Tropika All Star season is Nee\u00f1a a full-time model and budding philanthropist from&nbsp;Empangeni. Nee\u00f1a believes her trademark is always laughing and smiling \u2013 as she never gives up, strives to&nbsp;persevere in all that she does and enters every challenge with a courageous spirit. 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