Maps_Maponyane

Maps Maponyane

Maps Maponyane

South African model ,television presenter and entrepreneur


Masego "Maps" Maponyane (born 16 March 1990[1]) is a South African television presenter, actor, fashion designer, speaker, model, creative consultant, voice over artist, philanthropist and business entrepreneur.[1][2]

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Career

While taking a year off his schooling in 2009, Maponyane started attending modelling and acting auditions, where he attained his first modelling campaign, while working as an assistant to Lucilla Booyzen, Founder of SA Fashion Week.

Maponye was named GQ's "Best Dressed Man" in 2011 and Cosmopolitan Magazine's "Sexiest South African Man" in 2013.[3]

He was a speaker at the Tomorrow's Leaders Convention in March 2015.[4]

In 2015, Maponyane starred in a lead role on South African spoof comedy series The Real Jozi A-Listers, alongside fellow South African entertainers Da L.E.S, Trevor Gumbi and his best friend Tol-A$$-Mo.[5]

Maponyane is well known for playing a lead role in the South African film Tell Me Sweet Something, alongside good friend and fellow South African actress Nomzamo Mbatha. The film was released in South African theaters on September 4, 2015. The film was removed from major South African cinemas about 5 weeks after release by Ster Kinekor, despite having generated R1 million in the first five days and having done well.[6]


References

  1. Julie Kwach (28 June 2019). "Maps Maponyane biography: age, wife, new girlfriend, mother, father, house and Instagram". briefly.co.za.
  2. "Maps Maponyane | Who's Who SA". whoswho.co.za. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. "10 Facts You Didn't Know About Maps Maponyane – Mytvnews". www.mytvnews.co.za. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  4. "Who's Who of Southern Africa". whoswho.co.za. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  5. Mopedi, Kemong. "Meet the cast of The Real Jozi A-Listers". DESTINY Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  6. Mdaka, Yamkela. "Tell Me Sweet Something taken off major cinemas". DESTINY MAN. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

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