Name: Laveda
Age: 23
Country: Tanzania
Arts & Social Sciences graduate Laveda was born in Dar-es-Salaam. She’s single and describes herself as eccentric, loving, caring, simple and fun. Laveda is the eldest of three children with a brother and sister. She says her mum is her role model, because she has moulded her over the years and inspired her in different ways through the struggles and joys of life.
Her favourite foods are pasta, minced meat and prawns. She loves to read John Grisham novels and enjoys music by Shakira, D’Banj, Miriam Makeba, P.Square, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Tiwo Savage, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Brenda Fassie.
Name: Esther
Age: 23
Country: Uganda
This pint-sized student hails from Uganda’s Nsambya. She says she entered Big Brother Africa to connect with people from different countries and to expose her talent, something she sees as “a very big inspiration”. She’s looking forward to giving Africa the chance to see her “true self” and describes herself as “meek, bubbly, creative, truthful and loving”.
Esther likes the fact that she’s “bubbly, friendly and outgoing”. Her favourite foods are mashed potato and chicken tikka masala. Her favourite book is Rich Dad, Poor Dad and her favourite musician is Rihanna. She likes The Wendy Williams Show and her favourite actress is Zoe Saldanha.
Name: Ellah
Age: 23
Country: Uganda
Ellah, who happens to be the reigning Miss Uganda, is a sales assistant with a BSc in business computing from Nsambya, Uganda. She lists her favourite foods as ravioli, rice and chicken and her favourite books as Think Like A Man, Act Like A Lady, and Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich.
She enjoys watching reality shows like Real Housewives of Atlanta, New York and Orange County. Her favourite singers include India Arie, August Alsina, Beyoncé, Rihanna and Sam Smith.
Name: Goitse
Age: 22
Country: Botswana
Bachelor of Fine Arts student Goitse hails from Mahalapye in Botswana. She says the best thing about Africa is its history: “It’s so rich with history of what our forefathers have gone through”.
South Africa is her favourite place outside of Botswana because she has “met great people there who have become family. They also have a range of interesting official languages”, which are similar to those in Botswana.
Name: Butterphly
Age: 24
Country: Zimbabwe
Butterphly is a radio host, television presenter and producer from Harare. She lists her favourite foods as meat, pasta with cheese, black-eyed peas and eggs. Her favourite books include the Bible, The Firm, The Long Goodbye and the Sherlock Holmes series.
She likes to watch Chopped, 24, Intelligence and Big Brother Africa. Butterphly entered Big Brother Hotshots because she’d always wanted to be part of a national sports team, but never got the chance.
Source: SDE