Refilwe Modiselle Biography
Refilwe Modiselle was born on 2nd January 1986 in Soweto, South Africa. She is a South African fashion model with albinism and a media personality.
Refilwe Modiselle Education Background
Following her graduation from high school in Johannesburg, Modiselle studied advertising at Varsity College, graduating with distinction in her course. Throughout her work life, Modiselle has accepted modeling work – including modeling for David Tlale at South Africa Fashion Week in 2005. She has also featured in a number of South African print magazines.
Refilwe Modiselle Age | Birthday
Modiselle was born on January 2, 1986, in Rockville, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa. Her birthday is on 2 January of every year.
Refilwe Modiselle Sisters
Modiselle angered by people asking if she is indeed a sister to Bontle and Candice. As a person living with albinism, she has been subjected to a lot of stereotypical judgment. One of those is people questioning if she is really Bonte and Candice Modiselle’s sister.
She thinks people feel the need to separate her because of albinism. The fact that three sisters are successful in their own right also many questioning. Refilwe as the big sister has answers to those as well.
Refilwe Modiselle Mother
Refilwe Modiselle is appreciating her mother for not rejecting her at birth as many children living with albinism often are. Taking to her Instagram page the media personality thanked her late grandmother for advising her mother to never throw her away or reject her.
“My mother relayed the story of how my grandmother said to her when I was brought home after my birth. ‘I never want to see this child in a dustbin…’ My mom honored that promise beyond words ‘Mamie’ Gran look at what I’ve done with my life I know you are with me always from the heavens,” she wrote.
The Modiselle sister also extended her gratitude to her mother for allowing her to be the person she needed to become to fulfill her purpose. Model Refilwe Modiselle is appreciating her mother for not rejecting her at birth as many children living with albinism often are.
Taking to her Instagram page the media personality thanked her late grandmother for advising her mother to never throw her away or reject her. “My mother relayed the story of how my grandmother said to her when I was brought home after my birth. ‘I never want to see this child in a dustbin…’ My mom honored that promise beyond words ‘Mamie’ Gran look at what I’ve done with my life I know you are with me always from the heavens,” she wrote.
The Modiselle sister also extended her gratitude to her mother for allowing her to be the person she needed to become to fulfill her purpose. “Grateful to my mom too for allowing me to be the person I needed to become to fulfill my purpose. (Look at our joy & laughter in this pic ??????) It hasn’t been easy but looks at me…through it all & still going strong no matter the weather. #InMySkinIWin,” she added.
She further encouraged people with children to love and understand that their children are God-given and not take for granted who they have been given because parents don’t know what lessons, love, joy, and blessings that soul will bring into their lives. “Many kids get rejected/are ostracised at birth because of a mere condition, not knowing how much of a blessing that, that child could be. Moral of the story is a child, a human being with a soul… no matter how they come!” she wrote.
Refilwe Modiselle Career in Modelling
She started her career in modeling when she was 13 years she was approached by Y! magazine. She is the first South African professional fashion model with albinism. In 2005 she was a runway model for South African designer David Tlale, making her the first albinistic model to appear on a runway in South Africa, during the South Africa Fashion Week.
Refilwe Modiselle’s Image
In 2012 she became the face of female fashion retailer LEGiT’s summer fashion campaign. The campaign formed part of the retailer’s rebranding, and Modiselle was officially named the retailer’s “brand ambassador” at a launch event in Kyalami, Johannesburg, leading to print and online campaigns.
Refilwe Modiselle Motsweding Fm
It’s shaping up to be a blood-bath ahead of the much anticipated annual radio reshuffle. Already things came to head yesterday when a group of marchers from Oupa Malta Foundation stormed the SABC building in Mahikeng, demanding the removal of Katlego Mokhele, Motsweding FM station manager.
They also had strong words for the station on their placards and the memorandum of events they handed over to the station. Top of the list, they want Mokhele gone and veteran broadcaster Snyman Rankine to occupy his place while a forensic investigation into how Mokhele ran the station is instituted.
Furthermore, they demanded hands-off long-serving presenters like Alpheus Koonyaditse, Goitsemodimo Seleka, Peter Manzana and Stella Sebalo and to have them on air come April 1, the date of the radio changes. They demanded that no TV personalities like actor Rapulana Seiphemo and presenter Refilwe Modiselle be appointed as radio hosts as it is to the “detriment of Setswana”.
Refilwe Modiselle Career in Media
From 2012 to 2013 she starred in the Top One reality television series SugaRushed. She has worked for global media agency Mindshare SA, Republic Media, Bonngoe Productions and N2 MEdia’s MTN Play Radio.
In 2013 she began hosting he talk show Eksê: Let’s Talk with Masechaba Lekalake with Tol A$$ Mo and Masechaba Lekalake on the OpenView HD channel eKasi+. It was the first original series to air on eKasi+. In 2015 she started co-hosting (with Zola Hashatsi) the e.tv celebrity magazine show Hush, in which she and Zola interview celebrities in an informal environment and go backstage at various events.