South Africa has walked away with two accolades at the inaugural TikTok Top Creator Awards held at the Mövenpick Hotel & Residences, Nairobi, on January 14.
Congratulations go the way of Mzansi TikTok user Melissa (@Pilot_onthegram) for winning the TikTok Top Creator 2022, Southern Africa award.
The aviation and lifestyle content creator, a pilot in South Africa, thanked her one million followers for voting for her, saying : “Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me and has supported me throughout my journey on TikTok. It was genuinely such an honour to have won this award! None of this would’ve been possible without all of you! Sending so much love to you all, and thank you again! Looking forward to more achievements this year!”
@pilot_onthegram Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me and who have supported me throughout my journey on TikTok. It was genuinely such an honor to have won this award! None of this would’ve been possible without all of you! Sending so much love to you all and thank you again! Looking forward to more achievements this year! ???????????? #topcreator2022 #pilotonthegram #femalepilot #traveltok #kenya @tiktok @tiktokglobal @tiktok.southafrica @tiktok_nigeria ? Ta Ta Ta - Bayanni
The second win was in the Southern Africa runner-up category with the award going to TikTok user, actress, and MC @.lindokuhle_khoza.
@.lindokuhle_khoza ????????????nna ke postela lona bana bako gae
? Mhmmmm Love is sweet o - Ini_cash
Boniswa Sidwaba, TikTok's content programming lead says of the event: “This award ceremony is TikTok’s way of recognizing storytellers, creativity, and the positive impact all creators bring to the TikTok community. We are thrilled to be celebrating our creators, who have been the driving force behind some of the exciting trends for 2022. With these inaugural awards, TikTok aims to give creators in Sub-Saharan Africa the recognition they deserve and to encourage them to tell the African story while spreading joy at all times.”
