Post by jag11 on Jan 20, 2008 14:57:38 GMT -5
Actress Kimberlin Brown is the main attraction at the Women’s World Cup of Golf
Last year the Women’s World Cup of Golf tournament was big on female politico heavy- hitters, but the star attraction this year wasn’t the country’s 2IC, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, but, rather, an actress who plays possibly the most hated woman in the soapie world from here to Bangladesh.
I’m talking about Kimberlin Brown — The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless watchers know her as Sheila Carter — who was in town for this major event for lady swingers, which took place at Sun City this week.
I met the 46-year-old actress at the cup’s opening ceremony on Wednesday evening, and not only does she lack her character’s nastiness but she sports a fantastic pair of pins — and wasn’t shy to show them off in a flowing silk chiffon dress that stopped above her knees.
Mind you, I don’t think she picked out the dress herself, because she had to ask Tania Fourie, the brains behind the event, for the name of the designer. Turns out it’s by Hong Kong label Vivienne Tam.
Another familiar face from previous years, top golf coach and Tania’s former partner in the WWCG event, Lesley Copeland, was also not to be found, and that’s because she’s gone off to run a B&B in stylish Parkview and is opening a restaurant in equally trendy Parys.
The night saw Leanne Manas (wearing a great black and lace number from designer Norman Callan, who, I’m glad to report, is back to doing what he does best) again team up with precocious teenager Sesupo Khustoane as MCs. Great entertainment was supplied by Mango Groove.
Of course there were going to be speeches, and Tania did tap into warm and fuzzy feelings about how this tournament can make a difference to ordinary folks’ lives — the pretty pot plants that served as our table arrangements and dotted the Gary Player course for the duration of the tournament, for instance, came from a co-op of rural women from North West.
But I wasn’t wowed by the speech by North West MEC Phenye Vilakazi, who couldn’t wait to get home to tell his kids he’d met “Sheila” but had clearly not written his own speech.
The International Marketing Council of South Africa’s Yvonne Johnston gave a moving speech, reflecting how the event showed how we as a nation “are alive with possibility” .
But while I loved the cerise of her beaded top, is it nit-picking to suggest that someone whose job is to brand South Africa should be wearing local — not Indian — clothing?
Quibbles aside, I had great company thanks to table-mates Charlene Lewison (whose golf clothing company Birdi dresses all the players), her partner Dion Muler and Charlene’s dad Len, who was going to be playing in the Pro Am the next day.
While rain put a slight dampener on the Pro Am, sponsor Avis flew in schlebs including colleague David Bullard, broadcaster Tom London and songstress Yvonne Chaka Chaka for a boozy lunch in the Skybox overlooking the course on Friday, the day the three-day tournament actually started.
Last year the Women’s World Cup of Golf tournament was big on female politico heavy- hitters, but the star attraction this year wasn’t the country’s 2IC, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, but, rather, an actress who plays possibly the most hated woman in the soapie world from here to Bangladesh.
I’m talking about Kimberlin Brown — The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless watchers know her as Sheila Carter — who was in town for this major event for lady swingers, which took place at Sun City this week.
I met the 46-year-old actress at the cup’s opening ceremony on Wednesday evening, and not only does she lack her character’s nastiness but she sports a fantastic pair of pins — and wasn’t shy to show them off in a flowing silk chiffon dress that stopped above her knees.
Mind you, I don’t think she picked out the dress herself, because she had to ask Tania Fourie, the brains behind the event, for the name of the designer. Turns out it’s by Hong Kong label Vivienne Tam.
Another familiar face from previous years, top golf coach and Tania’s former partner in the WWCG event, Lesley Copeland, was also not to be found, and that’s because she’s gone off to run a B&B in stylish Parkview and is opening a restaurant in equally trendy Parys.
The night saw Leanne Manas (wearing a great black and lace number from designer Norman Callan, who, I’m glad to report, is back to doing what he does best) again team up with precocious teenager Sesupo Khustoane as MCs. Great entertainment was supplied by Mango Groove.
Of course there were going to be speeches, and Tania did tap into warm and fuzzy feelings about how this tournament can make a difference to ordinary folks’ lives — the pretty pot plants that served as our table arrangements and dotted the Gary Player course for the duration of the tournament, for instance, came from a co-op of rural women from North West.
But I wasn’t wowed by the speech by North West MEC Phenye Vilakazi, who couldn’t wait to get home to tell his kids he’d met “Sheila” but had clearly not written his own speech.
The International Marketing Council of South Africa’s Yvonne Johnston gave a moving speech, reflecting how the event showed how we as a nation “are alive with possibility” .
But while I loved the cerise of her beaded top, is it nit-picking to suggest that someone whose job is to brand South Africa should be wearing local — not Indian — clothing?
Quibbles aside, I had great company thanks to table-mates Charlene Lewison (whose golf clothing company Birdi dresses all the players), her partner Dion Muler and Charlene’s dad Len, who was going to be playing in the Pro Am the next day.
While rain put a slight dampener on the Pro Am, sponsor Avis flew in schlebs including colleague David Bullard, broadcaster Tom London and songstress Yvonne Chaka Chaka for a boozy lunch in the Skybox overlooking the course on Friday, the day the three-day tournament actually started.