Miss Earth SA 2014 finalists meet the Baobab

Miss earth SA 2014 finalists

Yesterday the Miss Earth SA 2014 finalists met the Baobab. Sarah Venter gave them a talk on the baobab tree and EcoProducts and came away completely charmed and delighted by this impressive group of committed down-to-earth eco-princesses. Here are finalists Steffani Alexander & Roxanne Watson with baobab oil and other pics taken from the session.  And today is the BIG DAY where we'll all get to hear who the new Miss Earth SA and her 3 ambassadors will be.  We'll be following closely!   

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