Fezile Mkhize
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8 March 1991
- Actor
- doctor
- model
- tv presenter
Fezile Thanda Mkhize | |
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| Born | Fezile Thanda Mkhize 8 March 1991 |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Mister Supranational 2024 Mister World Africa 2019 |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Major competition(s) | Mister World 2019 (1st Runner-up) (Mister World Africa) Mister Supranational South Africa 2024 (Winner) Mister Supranational 2024 (Winner) |
Fezile Thanda Mkhize (born 8 March 1991) is a South African actor, doctor, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Mister Supranational 2024 on July 4, 2024 in Poland.[1][2] He became the first South African, the first African and consequently the first Black winner of the Mister Supranational pageant.[3][4][5] He was previously crowned as the first runner-up at the Mister World 2019 pageant, held on August 23, 2019, in the Philippines where he also won the continental title of Mister World Africa 2019.[6][7]
Fezile, the second of three children, was born in Oslo Beach, a town on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal. He grew up in a small township called Gamalakhe after his father died when Fezile was four years old. His mother, MaShusha Mkhize, a teacher, raised him and his two siblings.
Fezile graduated with a medical degree from the University of Cape Town in 2014. He later specialized in cardiothoracic surgery and currently practices at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Johannesburg.
Career
He is known as an actor known for his roles in the South African romantic comedy television series Yoh! Christmas, which premiered on Netflix, Adulting which premiered on Showmax and the soap opera Generations: The Legacy.[8][9][10]
