A South African actor has been crowned as the Junior Grand Champion at the 2018 Performing Arts World Championships.
Singers, musicians, dancers, variety artists, actors and models competed before judges from the entertainment industry at the 22nd Annual World Championships of Performing Arts from the 6th to the 15th of July in Long Beach, California. This one-and-only, Olympic-style international meet for aspiring performers and entertainers is held annually in the “Hollywood” area, entertainment capital of the world.
“A most invaluable experience of a lifetime” is the frequent universal praise given by attendees to this prestigious event.
And this year, the title of junior grand champion of the world went to Stefan Ogilvie of South Africa!
Selections for contestants are held in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
“Contestants from over 60 countries participated,” says Griff O’Neil, Founder, CEO and a former executive of the Miss Universe Pageant, “vying for ‘the gold’ PLUS treasured prizes.”
We are not sure what the prize is yet but in 2017, awards included a recording contract from Indasoul Entertainment, and a total of over a half-million dollars in scholarships ($30,000.00 USD from the Millennium Dance Complex, $50,000.00 USD from CSM Music, $150,000.00 USD from the New York Film Academy and $280,000.00 USD from the New York Conservatory for Film and Television”).
Watch below as the announcement was officially made at the Final Awards Show:
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