Well-wishers lined up along the streets of Mariental to get a glimpse of the recently crowned Miss Namibia, Johanna Swartbooi. 

Swartbooi was on a tour of the southern towns of Mariental, Keetmanshoop, and her home village of Vaalgras. 

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has called on Namibians to rally behind Miss World Namibia, Selma Kamanya, as she prepares to represent the country in the 72nd Miss World pageant in India on Saturday.