Hell broke loose on Wednesday morning when Bianca Schoombee, a young model from Johannesburg with a dream of becoming Miss South Africa, came under fire following racial slurs she made when she was a teenager.
In a series of tweets that date back from 2014, Schoombee was found using the N-word several times as well as body shaming women.
However, the 21-year-old has since apologised. She took to Twitter to write several apologies, some of which were deleted. It now appears that the model has deleted or deactivated her Twitter account.
The first apology by Bianca Schoombee that she deleted.
undefinedShe needs to Pull Out..... How would we explain to the World that a white woman uses the N word so casually?
— Lord Stark (@DeezyStark) May 20, 2020
Is this the Brand we want to Represent SA. U need to relook at yourself as an agency to even have the audacity to tweet this https://t.co/OIUVojaulG
That Bianca woman must be disqualified with immediate effect. Given our history, racism could never be a joke.
— Tumelo Warona (@DjNewAfrica) May 20, 2020
There are toys to play with, not racism and body shaming. https://t.co/1y6IEmVWC0
— Siyasamkela (@SiyaMtitshana) May 20, 2020
Don't tell me she was just 14. My brother was 5yrs old when a group of 12 to 13yr Olds opened a gate, letting bulldogs into the street as black kids were playing. My brother's face and scalp was ripped out by those dogs. ICU for months. Those white kids knew what they were doing.
— Portia Gumede (@portiagumedesa) May 20, 2020
Wow, Karma is a bitch hey. I went to school with Bianca from grade 8 until matric and I can confirm that she is racist. Bianca and her squad always called us names like Kaffir, told us how we dont belong as Gim, how our parents should be domestic workers and how we stinked pic.twitter.com/0sfyIwzBCh
— Empress Ree (@Ree_mayisela) May 20, 2020
Miss South Africa organisers also commented on the matter. The CEO of the pageant, CEO Stephanie Weil said: “Entries for this year's competition opened on May 11 and close on May 31, 2020, at midnight. The organisers have not yet announced its panel of judges nor evaluated any of the entries received. We only assess entrants once the deadline for submissions has closed. Once we have a selection of potential semi-finalists we run the necessary background checks. There is good governance in place to ensure that Miss South Africa finalists and semi-finalists align with our values. Our rules state that any semi-finalist or finalist may not have been involved in any unsavoury or unethical incidents or conduct that may bring the organisers or the Miss South Africa pageant into disrepute. Unsavoury or unethical conduct includes, but is not limited to, bribery, racism, sexism, slander or libel.”