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Raised by parents who valued education and positivity, Bassie finds confidence through school, netball, and hard work in science. Her optimism grows into achievements such as winning Miss Soweto and Miss Black South Africa, topping science at matric, becoming Head Girl, and ultimately earning First Princess in the Miss World competition.","Queen of Soweto: The Story of Basetsana Kumalo  \nWriter: Jessica Taylor  \nIllustration: Mia du Plessis  \nEnglish Story Book  \nQueen of Soweto: The Story of Basetsana Kumalo  \nWriter: Jessica Taylor Illustration: Mia du Plessis  \nEnglish  \nQueen of Soweto: The Story of Basetsana Kumalo  \nWriter: Jessica Taylor  \nIllustration: Mia du Plessis  \nCopyright © 2014, Jessica Taylor, Mia du Plessis, Marli Fourie and [bookdash.org](bookdash.org) ,  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nBasetsana Makgalemele was born in a township called Soweto. She was her parents’ third daughter. They named her Basetsana, which means “girls”. In Tswana culture, calling your daughter that means your next child will be a boy.  \nThis actually happened. Her parents’ next child was a boy. Her parents, big sisters and younger brother all called her Bassie for short.  \nWhen she was a child, Bassie was very shy. She liked to sing and dance in her room on her own.  \nOne day at school netball practice, the coach told two girls to pick teams. Bassie stood on the edge of the field hoping someone would say,“Come play with us!”But nobody wanted her on their team.  \nLittle did they know, Bassie would become one of the most popular girls in the country.  \nOn weekends, she and her brother and sisters helped their teacher mom and bus driver dad to pay the bills. They made sandwiches to sell at local soccer matches. 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