Minenhle Dlamini (born 7 July 1990), known as Minnie Dlamini, is a South African on-air personality, actress and model. In 2010 she was selected as the new presenter for the ''

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'' Friday live-music show ''Live Amp''.

Early life and education

She was born to Jabulani and Queen Dlamini in

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. She had her early education at

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before she proceeded to the

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where she studied film, media, drama and economics ncomplete/excluded

Personal life

On 8 July 2017, she married Quinton Jones in a traditional marriage which took place in Glenn Hills,

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; before, they went on to do the white wedding on 16 September with exclusive coverage rights sold to

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for R6-million. On 13 October, through Vuzu Amp on

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, she debuted the first episode of ''Minnie Dlamini: Becoming Mrs Jones'', a three-part reality

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which documents her pre-wedding and post-wedding journey. On 19 October, VuzuTV announced via

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, that the first episode of ''Minnie Dlamini: Becoming Mrs Jones'' became the highest rated show in Vuzu Amp history. In early 2022, it was reported that Minenhle and Quinton filed for divorce after four years of marriage after it was rumoured that she had cheated with businessman Edwin Sodi.

Career

On-air personality

While studying at the University of Cape Town, Dlamini was a presenter for ''LIVE'' on 16 June 2010, after she made her debut screen appearance while covering the "Youth Day" and "World Cup celebrations" shows. She later co-hosted ''Mzansi Insider'', an

's lifestyle show. In 2012, she resigned from the show in order to pursue a career in acting. In 2013, Minnie switched to sports broadcasting by co-hosting ''Soccerzone'' with Thomas Mlambo, until in 2016 when the show's format was changed by SABC 1. She has since co-hosted several local and international award ceremonies, including the 14th Metro FM Music Awards,

2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards The 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on March 5, 2016 at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It was hosted by Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa and Minnie Dlamini. Nominees were revealed on December 11, 201 ...

, the PSL Awards and the

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Acting

In 2010, Dlamini debuted as a film actress in ''Generations'', a SABC 1 TV soap in which she made a guest appearance as Miranda. She went on to play a lead role as Zintle Lebone in the soap ''The Wild'' and as Nosipho Bogatsu in ''Rockville''.

Modelling

In September 2011, Dlamini was announced as the new face of South African departmental store LEGit, with her own fashion range, the Minnie-Series.

Filmography

Philanthropy

In 2014, Dlamini founded the Minnie Dlamini Foundation, a charity organization established with the aim of helping young South African girls have access to good education. On 15 July 2015, she announced via

that her foundation will be sponsoring 29 students with their university fees.

References

External links

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