Chauke Ntshuxeko Wesllie, 19, from Phaweni Village in Malamulele, Limpopo, is taking a stand against digital gender-based violence as Miss Influence South Africa ambassador.
Founder of the Face of Gazankulu beauty pageant, owner of NW Fashionable Garments, and entrepreneur behind Co. Africa perfumes, Ntshuxeko is also an eight-year veteran model, pageant coach, judge, director, and actress. She returns to pageantry after a year-long break with a renewed focus on advocacy.
This year, she joins the 2025 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign under the global theme: "UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls." A survivor of cyber abuse herself, Ntshuxeko uses her platform to speak for women and girls suffering in silence, online and offline, urging communities, governments, and tech companies to create safer digital spaces.