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Dr Ade van Heerden dived into an interesting topic of "Why modern day feminism is bad for our mental health", addressing amongst other topics, phenomenons such as women empowerment and how they affect a typical woman's psych Best known as former Miss South Africa 2017, Ade van Heerden is also a medical doctor who had her internship at a Military Hospital in Wynberg, Cape Town. Despite the glamour, she believes that medicine is her calling and her impact on lives has been through that platform.
At the Miss South Africa 2017 pageant competition, she emerged as the first princess, stepping in as Miss SA when DemiLeigh NelPieters left the position when she was crowned Miss Universe. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx