Mrs United Nations International

Kari Smith (34) of Welgemoed, Bellville, won the Mrs United Nations International beauty pageant in Las Vegas on 26 July 2005. Kari manages a hotel school in Bellville and is mother to Kristin (4) and Cara (2). She also won 4 categories at the pageant - best community work project, best interview with the judges, best outfit (designed by Peter Bondisio in Pretoria) and contestants' favourite contestant. Kari won the Mrs United Nations South Africa pageant in May. South African gospel singer, Raymond Cilliers, sang his song "Women Can Change Your World", written for the pageant, in Las Vegas.