Wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane has been named as an ambassador for cosmetic giant Avon.
“From a distance I have watched Avon creating awareness of breast cancer and I admired what you were doing. And now to be a part of you, I believe together we can keep giving women hope and encouraging them to believe in themselves,” said Montjane.
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She also played tribute to her management agency Optimize, which, she said, had stuck by her.
“I am grateful to have met Optimise, because you saved my career,” she said. “I had reached a dead end, but you came and made me a shining star. And now you keep helping me with these sponsors. At some point there was really no light, but God kept me going. South African tennis had Kevin Anderson, but he was based in America and I felt that if no-one plays it is like South Africa has no one representing. I was the only woman playing at the highest level and I did not mind doing that, even if I had to keep being a struggling athlete all my life.”