Lethukukhanya Mjaji has stolen the hearts of South Africans with her viral Albany pictures. Image Supplied by Lungisani Mjaji
‘Miss Albany bread’: South Africans gush over cute little girl
Adorable Albany bread girl has won the heart of South Africans after pictures of her, photographed by her uncle, Lungisa Mjaji, went viral.
Lethukukhanya Mjaji has stolen the hearts of South Africans with her viral Albany pictures. Image Supplied by Lungisani Mjaji
South Africans have been marvelling at the beauty of a little girl in rural KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) who was pictured carrying a loaf of Albany bread.
The three-year-old girl, whose name is Lethukukhanya Mjaji, has been a trending topic among social media users, resulting in the bread company, Albany, shooting to the top of the trends list.
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MEET CUTE THREE-YEAR-OLD ALBANY BREAD GIRL
The viral images were shot by Lungisani Mjaji, a commercial photographer and Tshwane University of Technology student.
A video of little Lethukukhanya was also shared on Lungisani’s business accounts, Innovative Photography, on various social media platforms.
The heartwarming video shows the little girl, who is wearing a floral dress, running happily on a muddy dirt road and posing for the camera while holding the loaf of bread.
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“Am [sic] Lungisani Mjaji, a commercial photography student from Tshwane University of Technology, sharing the untold story behind my viral photograph. The image is part of my project called “My Footprint,” aiming to capture the beauty of South Africa’s rural landscapes. Featuring my niece,” he wrote on a tweet.
In another post, the 26-year-old introduced the little girl.
“Introducing Lethukukhanya Mjaji, my niece, Miss Albany, a 3-year-old student at Siphephile Creche. Despite her tender age, Lethukukhanya is exceptionally intelligent. At just 1 year old, she demonstrated an impressive ability to identify and name the months of the year, ” he gushed.
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ALBANY REACHES OUT
When pictures of Lethukukhanya trended, Albany reached out to the family and paid them a visit.
Speaking to The South African, Lungisani said that the branch managers brought with them blankets, lunch boxes and hampers that were enough to give to the other children in the area who often help him with his photography. Albany also bought a gas stove for Lungisani’s grandmother.
“The branch managers said that they were waiting for their bosses to let them know what would be the next step,” he said.
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