Genteel Mabutho Moyo is a young lady aged 22, she is a full-time model, a musician and a choreographer. This multi-talented girl has a sizable number of accolades to her name, is honoured to have been crowned as Miss Gwanda in 2018 when she made an awesome entrance into the modelling industry, a profession she has always dreamt of venturing into since she was a young baby. In 2019 she received the Miss Valentine accolade and in 2021 she was honoured with the Miss Gwanda culture crown.
Her major breakthrough into modelling is the current one in 2022 where she was shortlisted among the 30 models who took part at the 2022 Miss Ecotourism Zimbabwe. She says her aim was not the price but that first time experience that gave her the much-needed confidence to embrace and uphold this filed that she has chosen. She adds, “I wanted to see what it was like on a bigger stage, huge crowd and eloquent judges and it turned out that indeed it was not as hard as I assumed, I am thankful for this opportunity even though I did not qualify to go further, being shortlisted was just enough motivation for me as I gained the much needed exposure I was eagerly looking forward to receive”.
When asked what inspired her to get into the arts industry, Genteel explains, “Art is in my blood, I enjoy doing it, whether I am chasing a crown or having fun”. She acknowledges the overwhelming support she receives from her mother, “The support I received from my mother when I started modelling and singing was priceless, so everything I do is to make her proud, my mother is my inspiration”.
Mabutho adds that music is her form of relaxation and is closely related to modelling, “Music helps me relax, as a model music is the major foundation, we catwalk to music then choreography is more like a rehearsal to me. It helps in the creation of poses and character to a certain song”. So far, she has released one song, a wedding track called “I do”, that is already receiving good feedback from her fans. She has collaborated with one of the renowned music legends well known in the arts and entertainment sector as Khoi Khoi on a track called 4X4.
What a great inspirational budding young creative, highly motivated to grow in the creative industry.
