Entry is open to any woman who is a citizen of a sub-Saharan country and is between the ages of 17 and 24. The minimum height requirement is 1.72m, the maximum hip measurement is 96cm and entrants should not have an existing modeling contract. The deadline for online entries is August 28 2009.

Thereafter a special evaluation session will be held in 14 countries – Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe – to evaluate the most promising of the online entrants. At this time, late entrants will be considered for entry into the series, only if they have been unable to access the online entry process. In addition, any young woman considered as a finalist for Face of Africa, who is from a country which does not have a dedicated evaluation session, will be evaluated by specially selected Face of Africa representatives in their own country.

Thereafter the finalists selected to proceed in the competition, after the cross continental search, will head to Model Boot Camp during which time the Top 10 finalists will be chosen. The Top 10 finalists will then head into the M-Net Face of Africa 2009 Finale in Nigeria. And from start to finish, DStv audiences can follow the search by tuning in to M-Net and/or AfricaMagic from the end of October when the series premieres on screen.

With the prize for the new season of Face of Africa set at USD 50 000 from M-Net plus a modeling contract with O Model Africa, which is helmed by the first Face of Africa winner Oluchi Onweagba, this year’s search promises more of the excitement, drama and glamour that Face of Africa is well known for.

Plus, in another major announcement from M-Net, the channel has also revealed that the Face of Africa 2009 Finale will be held in Nigeria, in February 2010, marking the first Face of Africa Finale to ever be held in the West African country.

To register online go to: http://beta.mnet.co.za/fanclub/FOAForm.aspx?clubId=328 or download a printable version at: http://beta.mnetafrica.com/docs/FOA_EntryForm_2009_08.pdf, fill correctly and submit to Multichoice office nearest to you.