Aside from for being the founder of Far_go straws, a finalist of Miss SA 2018 pageant, 2013 First princess in the Miss Free State pageant, 2014 ambassador for Miss Earth South Africa and 2016 First princess at Miss Mamelodi Sundowns – what else do you know about Margo Fargo? Join us at Startup Grind Bloemfontein's fireside chat to find out!
Far_Go Straws
Founder
Born and bred in Bloemfontein and hails from the community of Heidedal. She is a passionate 26 - year - old , young lady who is a mixture of cultures ; Xhosa and Coloured decent . She obtained her Honours degree in BSC Consumer Sciences in Sustainability at the University of The Free State and is a co-founder and co - director of an NPO called the A&M Foundation.
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Chapter Director
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