Mishka Patel

Mishka Patel is a "Small Town girl" turned TV Presenter, Motivational Speaker, Emcee, Health and Fitness Enthusiast, Entrepreneur, Business Owner and Ambassador.

The 25 year-old beauty hails from a small town called Idasvalley in Stellenbosch. She is living proof that anyone can overcome any circumstances. At her young age, she has achieved quite a number of titles, ranging from being a Miss South Africa 2014 top 12 Finalist, Miss Veet 2014 runner-up, Miss Earth South Africa 2014 Top10 Finalist and a Top 10 Finalist on Presenter Search on 3, which landed her a presenting Job on SABC3 and her current TV Presenter Title as a Pasella TV Presenter on SABC 2.

Coming from a small disadvantaged community, she was surrounded by people who wanted her to think like they think: Small. ‘I knew from a young age that I wanted something different for my life. That I have bigger dreams that everyone else, but that I wanted them to dream WITH me. I knew I had a gift to inspire other young women to live each day to its fullest.’

The journey to discovering who she was started at a young age. She took part in everything at school. From Drama classes, Debating, Toast Masters, being on the Eco committee – To trying out all sports she could (side note: She was not good at any Sports! At least she tried.). She never knew where she quite saw herself after school, she went from one friend ‘group’ to another, never really knowing where she really ‘fits in’. - The journey wasn’t a pleasant one- but as the saying goes: We all live and we learn.

Her journey took her to discover her love for the Youth, Business, Education and Television. It led her to start her own success classes at underprivileged schools in Stellenbosch, doing various amounts of charity work, co-owning a production company, doing motivational and public speaking, emceeing and being a television presenter.

Mishka aspires to inspire young girls to be the BEST version of themselves and to this end, she offers special "success classes" where she teaches her girls the following:

• Goal orientation
• She takes them on a journey – Grabbing their attention by telling them a story about a small town girl from Idasvalley, who managed to dream big and then follow through on those goals and dreams
• Visions
• Obstacles
• Planning & preparation
• Teamwork
• Striving for excellence
• The kind of mindset to have and how to have winning attitude
• Self confidence 

‘I am a hardworking and motivated woman. I am a dreamer, a believer and a go-getter. I am passionate, an optimist and a lover of life. I take BIG chances and I dream crazy-big dreams. My attitude towards life opened so many doors, but many have shut in my face. Either way, I live & I learn and tomorrow will always be a new day. I am a fighter, and when one door closes, I know 2 more will open.  

Because at the end of the day I believe: Good things do not come to those who wait, good things come to those who get up and work for it.'