Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, winner of Miss South Africa 2017
JOHANNESBURG - Twitter was relentless in it's mocking of Miss South Africa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, for wearing surgical gloves while handling out food at a children's home in Soweto.
On Thursday, #MissSAchallenge was trending above topical news like the memorial service of SABC 8 journalist, Suna Venter, as well as the ICC's ruling that South Africa should have arrested Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted in connection with war crimes, when he entered the country.
Hahaha No Twitter staaaaap -------- Who did this?! Surely this person wins Facebook! -- #MissSAChallenge pic.twitter.com/5XSWQDAhLu
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) July 6, 2017
Nel-Peters was volunteering at a children's home in Soweto and was shown wearing medical gloves while handing out soup and bread. She says she wore gloves to be hygienic when handling food.
Twitter was having none of it though.
My friends asking me to babysit but hygiene first. #MissSAchallenge pic.twitter.com/cVxtKGImna
— Champ Payne (@Champ_Payne) July 6, 2017
#MissSAchallenge Plugs in the internet cable pic.twitter.com/yz62DDcBDz
— Odwa Seti (@OdwaSeti) July 6, 2017
When your hands are feeling a bit dry but hygiene always comes first... ---- #MissSAChallenge pic.twitter.com/UjHuV3CHNE
— wild thots ? (@amanda_mpedi) July 6, 2017
When you dont have gloves but really worried about hygiene when changing channels. #MissSAChallenge pic.twitter.com/AXpcRYrGiQ
— MacMillan (@mac_segoneco) July 6, 2017
#MissSAChallenge
— Kagumbo ?, (@S_Kagumbo) July 6, 2017
When your relationship is all about hygiene, what a hygienic kiss -- pic.twitter.com/p1bl3lbPln
A small number of Twitter users spoke out in Miss SA's defence.
#MissSAChallenge wow! Is this necessary though? SA you're too much pic.twitter.com/Zk4b8f4sfC
— Anti-You (@NelisiweKarma) July 6, 2017
In other photos, Nel-Peters seen without gloves, while handing out towels and interacting with the children.
It's been an amazing morning. Special thanks to @TheMaslowHotel team for this wonderful initiative. #MaslowSoupKitchen pic.twitter.com/5x2JOTBhNT
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) July 5, 2017
