Hlonela Minaye Mrwetyana (who has over 200K followers on Instagram) was born in East London, South Africa and discovered her talent as a model at age 5. She has had several appearances on the stages of the East London Guild Theatre. In 2019 she became the Top Junior Model Ultimate Performer. In 2021 she became Miss Pre-Teen Eastern Cape. Early February of 2022 was her first international runway appearance as she walked the NYFW for Chick.NYC & Young Gods. The same month of February on the 27th 2022 she was crowned Miss Pre-Teen Universe SA.
She’s the host of the TV show ‘Kids Kitchen Relay’ on HoneyTV DStv channel 173 alongside ThatoRamepedi and CookingwithZanele
Beyond her passion in Modelling, Dancing, Singing & Acting, Hlonela loves to help other kids. She loves to see people feeling good & overcoming obstacles.
Today, Hlonela is undoubtedly walking her way to becoming a star, a voice, and the next super model out of South Africa.