Personal Life
Basetsana met her husband Romeo Kumalo (former broadcaster and now Vodacom executive) when she was crowned Miss Soweto. They started dating in 1997 and in 2000 Romeo proposed, eventually three times, as Kumalo had heard negative stories about marriage. The highly-publicized marriage took place at C’esta la Vie, and was attended by former President Nelson Mandela. In 2005, at the age of 31, Kumalo gave birth to her first child, a boy named Nkosinathi Gabriel Kumalo.
Before and during her reign as Miss South Africa, Kumalo dated boxer Dingaan Thobela. There were rumours that their relationship was abusive and Kumalo confirmed this in an interview with Femina magazine. In 2005, she was stalked by a fan who claimed that baby Nkosinathi was his and was married to the beauty queen.
In 2007, two weeks after she hosted Miss SA 2007/8, Kumalo went into premature labour on 19 December in her 20th week of pregnancy and miscarried.
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