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Kachote looks to inspire women

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EMILY Kachote, who was embarrassingly deposed as Miss Zimbabwe after nude pictures of her were leaked to the media, is now working on a documentary meant to educate and inspire young women.

EMILY Kachote, who was embarrassingly deposed as Miss Zimbabwe after nude pictures of her were leaked to the media, is now working on a documentary meant to educate and inspire young women.

New Zimbabwe Emily Tatanga-Kachote

Kachote hogged the limelight after she was dethroned as Miss Zimbabwe 2015 barely a month into her reign by the Miss Zimbabwe Trust.

In a recent interview, Kachote insisted she never posed in the nude and lambasted the Miss Trust for being corrupt and misleading.

She, however, indicated that she had moved on and put to bed a past that left her public image tarnished.

The leggy model also reiterated that the documentary would be instrumental in reviving her faltering career.

“I am working on a documentary to educate and inspire other girls on how to look up to themselves as role models, no matter what happens in their lives,” she said.

“I want to motivate young girls and teach them to fight for their dreams and to be independent.”

Despite taking a battering from the public scandal, Kachote still believes she can resuscitate her modelling career.

She reminded her peers that adhering to certain individualistic principles is key to being successful in the cut-throat industry.

“You have to be led by principles in life to be a successful model; you cannot fall for anything less,” she said.

Regarding the nude images and video which went viral on social media, Kachote insisted the girl posing nude was not her, adding that the Miss Zimbabwe Trust had no evidence to prove its charges.

Kachote said she had faced stereotyping due to the scandal but was ready to fight a problem that continues to adversely impact the lives of many young girls and women.

The model said she has found a new love in fashion to keep herself away from the negativity.