Namibian Star and Big Brother evicted housemates, Maria Nepembe has declared she loves Ghana’s representative, Elikem Kumordzi who is highly-tipped to make history as the first Ghanaian to win Big Brother Africa. “I love him. He is really a good person…Elikem and I were pretty close. We were extremely close. I love him; he is really a good person,” Maria told ‘News-One’ in an exclusive interview on Monday evening. The beautiful lady has been in Ghana for some days now seeking prospects in the country’s entertainment industry. She is targeting television, radio and movie industries in Ghana. “As far as I’m concerned Big Brother House has its bad side and its good side. But I see mostly the good side. I see it as a medium of unifying Africa as a continent. You get together and get to learn about our respective countries. Also it creates a lot of exposure…I always call it as a moment of self discovery and I think I really discovered myself in the house. It was a beautiful experience. The unity among us in the house and the respect was unique. Obviously, we are human beings and so we fight and argue but to me Big Brother is good to experience,” she said. Maria continued: “Big Brother has not only helped me on the personal level but also on the business side of life. I have been selected to emcee shows and I have done a lot of appearances back home. Things that I would not have done if I had not gone to Big Brother, you understand. Definitely Big Brother did me good, whether I get the money or not. I am in Ghana now but I would not have come here if not because of Big Brother.” But on the negative side she said, “I have pictures of me with obviously my boobs all over the place. Basically the most negative things that have happened. But it is ok. I have pretty boobs and I don’t really mind. People can look and admire it. That’s all they can do anyways.” However, she said she was aware of it before entering the Big Brother House. “I missed the money but I will make that money. I was obviously disappointed when I was evicted. But also I felt I was there for five weeks and I did what I have to do and so I move on. I really feel I did my country and myself proud. Maria Nepembe Maria was born at Ondangwa village in the northern part of Namibia and grew up with her mum. Her dad passed away when she was eight years old. At the age of four, she was moved to the city to have better education. After high school, she enrolled at the University of Namibia where she read Public Relations. Later, she relocated to Germany for two and half years to experience different cultures. But she returned to Namibia to work in her country. She worked with TV and radio stations and also dabbled in modeling. Maria is the ambassador for the Kiyola Media Group and the High Definition Hair Boutique. She is one of Namibia’s most influential people in the fashion and entertainment industry. She is a household name in her country. She has modeled for many of Namibia’s big fashion designers such as Chakkira Classen, Mc Bright Kavari, Kishwa, Amakeya, Modella, Nikola Conradie and David Tlale from South Africa. She has participated in beauty pageants such as Miss University Africa 2011 held in Bayelsa State Nigeria, where she was crowned first runner- up , and miss Namibia 2012, where she made it into the top five finalist. She said she saw the advert about Big Brother and decided to challenge herself; hence she went on the platform which is beamed to millions of TV audiences across Africa.
