10 Interesting Facts About Nomalanga Shozi
10 Interesting Facts About Nomalanga Shozi. She is a perfect example that you can start from the bottom and work your way to the top. Nomalanga Shozi started from humble beginnings in the industry, and now she needs no introduction.
If you want to venture into the entertainment industry, then check out the following 10 facts about Nomalanga, and draw inspiration while at it.
1. Jessica Nomalanga Shozi was born on 12th July 1994, which means she is 27 years old. She was raised in the sunny South Coast Port Shepstone in the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, with her 12 siblings.
2. Nomalanga attended Marburg Secondary School and Rosebank College, where she graduated in Public Relations.
3. She made her mark in the entertainment industry as a radio personality on Ugu Youth Radio, before moving to Gagasi Youth Station, where she co-hosted the Hip Hop Gagasi Music Session.
4. The versatile entertainer made her acting debut on Rhythm City. She was amongst the thousands of actors who auditioned online for the role of Nomalanga. Needless to say, she got the part!
6. As her portfolio grew, Nomalanga also hosted major awards events, She went to Las Vegas to cover the backstage and red carpet of the 2018 BET Soul Train Awards.
7. In November 2018 she was announced as the host of BET Breaks, which is a hit magazine programme made in, and about Africa.
8. The following year in 2019, Nomalanga was unveiled as the face of G-Straw Raw’s new campaign. Together with Trevor Stuurman they became the new faces of the Its You Own It campaign.
9. In 2020 she appeared as Mbali on MTV Shuga’s Alone Together highlighting the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic.
10. Just recently, Nomalanga was announced as the new host of BET Africa show, Behind The Story. She will be replacing Pearl Thusi, who won’t be returning after four seasons with the show.
