New Mr Gay World SA to feature at Pink Loerie 2022
mambaonline.comTwenty-seven-year-old Shanon Kannigan will be formally inducted as the new Mr Gay World South Africa at the upcoming Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival in association with ETC Zone Centurion and Men International. The popular LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival returns after a two-year COVID-19 break, running from Friday 29 April to Sunday 1 May 2022 (Monday 2 May is a public holiday).
Kannigan, a cancer survivor who hails from Benoni in Gauteng, will be presented with his Mr Gay World South Africa sash at the event’s annual Gala Fundraising Auction and Dinner at the sumptuous Villa Castollini in Knysna on Friday 29 April.
As one of the top three finalists in last year’s hotly-contested Mr Gay World South Africa competition, Kannigan takes over the remainder of the 2021 reign following the recent resignation of his predecessor.
He will also be a guest co-host of the gala dinner and auction, alongside UK pop sensation Cassa Jackson; the festival’s headline artist this year.
