{"id":240985,"date":"2022-10-24T23:08:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T21:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=123478"},"modified":"2022-10-24T23:08:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T21:08:23","slug":"miss-wheelchair-south-africa-jets-off-to-mexico-for-miss-wheelchair-world-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/miss-wheelchair-south-africa-jets-off-to-mexico-for-miss-wheelchair-world-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Wheelchair South Africa jets off to Mexico for Miss Wheelchair World finals"},"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\/10\/miss-wheelchair-south-africa-jets-off-to-mexico-for-miss-wheelchair-world-finals.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/miss-wheelchair-south-africa-jets-off-to-mexico-for-miss-wheelchair-world-finals.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_123479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123479\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=123479\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-123479 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/miss-wheelchair-south-africa-jets-off-to-mexico-for-miss-wheelchair-world-finals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123479 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/miss-wheelchair-south-africa-jets-off-to-mexico-for-miss-wheelchair-world-finals.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Princess \u2013 Nokuthula Yonke, Miss Wheelchair South Africa \u2013 Tamelyn Bock and Maureen Galaletsang Mokgele \u2013 Second Princess<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cape Town: South Africa\u2019s Miss Wheelchair Tamelyn Bock jetted off to Mexico this weekend to compete in the Miss Wheelchair World pageant on 29 October.<\/p>\n<p>Bock was crowned Miss Wheelchair South Africa in August last year. She hails from a small town in the Northern Cape, Nababeep, north of Springbok.<\/p>\n<p>Block said: \u201cI am very excited to meet the beautiful ladies from all the different countries. We all share the same mission, to change the world and to highlight that beauty has no limits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cIt is a huge achievement to be able to represent our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year Block launched a fundraising campaign on website backabuddy.co.za to enable her competing at the event in Mexico. It was an injection of R 50 000 from fellow Nababeep copper producer Copper 360 that sealed the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Jan Nelson, chief executive of Copper 360 said: \u201cWe are a small community, and we all live for one another, and when we heard that Tamelyn needed a donation to get over the line, it was a no-brainer for us to help her out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Block said: \u201cI am excited to show the world that nothing is impossible, and anything can be achieved through hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nelson said that he views Bock as a champion whether she comes home with the crown or not. He said that the awareness that the pageant creates is the real victory.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson added: \u201cWhen Tamelyn returns she will head straight to our plant and begin interrogating every aspect of it, and help us to make it safer, easier to navigate and more friendly for physically challenged people.\u201d He added that the resources sector was traditionally not a friendly place for disabled persons, and Copper 360 plans to change that with Bock\u2019s help.<\/p>\n<p>He noted: \u201cWe intend to publish a guide next year that includes Tamelyn\u2019s recommendations and our progress towards inclusion and make it available to any company as a downloadable blueprint on how to just make a few changes that can change someone else\u2019s experience of the world significantly more positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bock said: \u201cI hope to gain worldwide recognition for women in wheelchairs to gain the necessary opportunities and support in our various countries with the main focus on inclusivity. I hope to raise awareness about the challenges we face on a daily basis and to bring change. Most of all I aim to be a voice for women in wheelchairs. I am very driven by Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s quote \u201cBe the change you wish to see in the world\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Miss Wheelchair World pageant celebrates its sixths instalment this year. 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