Ladybrillemag.com congratulates Lucilla Booyzen, founder of South Africa Fashion Week (SAFW) for her recent win of The Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award. Booyzen was the pioneer of the first ever fashion week in South Africa, August 1997. According to the organizers of the Award show, the award, the award is given to “exceptional and visionary women achievers who with determination and foresight are making an impact on the future of fellow South Africans.” Well deserved!
Visit Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year site here.
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