Johannesburg– The TLC Next Great Presenter competition, in association with Colgate Optic White, is heating up. With the Top 3 already selected, it is now time for the public to have their say in who becomes the latest presenter on Africa’s #1 international lifestyle and entertainment channel. Will it be Carissa Cupido from Cape Town, South Africa, Charlie Karumi from Nairobi, Kenya or Karen Paida Mukwedeya from Harare, Zimbabwe? Africa; the time has come for you to decide!

From Monday, 10 October to Tuesday, 15 November, viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite contestant, who will ultimately travel to London and present a brand new four-part series, TLC’s MOST EXTREME, set to premiere on TLC Entertainment(DStv 135) early next year. The winner will also receive an all-expenses paid holiday to the ‘Palace of the Lost City’, courtesy of Sun International.

“Our Top 3 finalists are incredibly talented and they all have what it takes to become a host on TLC”, says Lee Hobbs, competition judge and VP of Brand and Content for Discovery Networks CEEMEA.“However, the decision is now out of the judges hands, and we’re calling on all our TLC fans from across the continent to get behind their favourite finalist and choose who will be crowned TLC’s Next Great Presenter!”

Vote for your favourite Top 3 finalist, and you and a partner will stand a chance of winning a once in a lifetime, seven-night stay at the ‘Wild Coast Sun’ resort in Port Edward, South Africa courtesy of Sun International. On top of this, TLC will also be giving out various other prizes throughout the voting period, including a free six-month digital subscription to Elle magazine for ten lucky TLC fans.

All voters will also have the chance to win tickets to the VIP gala event on Tuesday, 15 November inJohannesburg, where the winner of TLC’s Next Great Presenter will be revealed in front of a live audience. When voting on the Next Great Presenter website, all voters can enter into a prize draw to win one of 100 tickets for the event, which will be hosted by the panel of celebrity Next Great Presenter judges, including actress and MC,Thando Thebethe.

For your chance to win these amazing prizes, and vote for your favourite contestant, head to the TLC Next Great Presenter website from Monday, 10 November.

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