Melinda Bam is a former beauty queen who is now a business owner.
Read on to find out more about how she made it through and became who she is today.
Melinda Bam is the educated, sophisticated pageant queen who turned all her weaknesses into strength.
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Find out more about her life.
Shestruggled with her self-esteemand tended towards being a tomboy.
Her protruding teeth, braces, and acne did her no favour.
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She felt alienated from her ‘friend group’ and had a hard time dealing with bullying from them.
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When she attended the Pretoria High School, she joined the drama club.
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At that time, she rebuilt her self-confidence and proved her haters wrong.
Family
Melinda Bam childhood was not devoid of tragedy.
When she was just 11 years old, her biological father, Reverend Deon de Kock, committed suicide.
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This was hard to understand, especially at such a tender age, and it caused her immense pain.
Her life took a drastic change for the better when Melinda Bam mother remarried.
She and her sister, Melissa, loved their stepdad.
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This was when she legally changed her name to Bam.
Career
She has taken part in pageants, modelling, and TV, among others.
She was a 22-year-old student when she walked off with theMiss South Africa 2011 titleafter competing against 11 finalists.
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She received the crown from 2010’s Miss S.A Bokang Motjane.
This was the moment that thrust her into the limelight.
She previously won the Miss Tropika and Miss Waterkloof titles.
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Withdrawing from such a career-defining competition led to tons of speculation at the time.
Some claimed she was pregnant or sick.
There was even a rumour that she was scheduled to get her breasts enlarged.
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Personal life
Adriaan Bergh and Melinda Bam are a couple, and their love story is great.
He whispered to his friend that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
His strategy worked, but the rules of pageants make it so that the contestants do not date.
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Their wedding was one year later, November 2014 at Oakfield Farm in Gauteng, South Africa.
Melinda Bam wedding dress was immaculate and looked stunning on her.
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Melinda Bam diets are not a thing.
She is used to eating for energy, planning meals and snacks, and ensuring she never feels hungry.
Melinda Bam is an embodiment of someone who turns lemons into lemonade.
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Before joining the team in 2018, Lynn wrote for Kenyan media platforms and several other websites.
She graduated from the University of Nairobi in 2019 with honours after pursuing a BSc.
She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in the same field.
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Lynn specialises in writing celebrity biographies, listicles and teasers for popular TV shows.
Contacts; +254707596322, lynnkandie27@gmail.com
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