Meet The Lesbian Who Beats Wizkid,Linda Ikeji To Win MAMA Personality Of The Year

I South African Olympic gold medallist, Caster
Semenya is 2016 MAMAs Personality of the
Year.
She won the award ahead of singer Wizkid
and Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji.
‘I will like to thank God for this precious
talent, and my lovely wife. It’s been a
fantastic year for me winning the Olympics.
‘The haters are still coming,’ Semanya said as
she dropped the mic on stage.
Semenya was the gold medal winner in the
800-metre event at the 2016 Summer
Olympics in Rio, Brazil. She has also been
nominated for the women’s 2016 World
Athlete of the Year by world athletics
governing body, IAAF.
Other personalities nominated in the category
include Gabon striker and 2015 African Player
of the Year Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, and
TV personality Pearl Thusi.
Following her victory at the 2009 World
Championships, it was announced that she
had been subjected to gender testing.[2] She
was withdrawn from international competition
until 6 July 2010 when the IAAF cleared her
to return to competition. In 2010, the British
magazine New Statesman included Semenya
in a list of “50 People That Matter 2010”.
  In late 2015, Caster Semenya became married
to longtime girlfriend Violet Ledile Raseboya.
The two tied the knot in a traditional wedding
ceremony in their home province of Limpopo.
In an interview with the Sunday Times earlier
this year, Semenya said, “I just got married a
few months ago. With the support I get from
my training partners, my wife, coach, fellow
South Africans and the support system at the
university, there’s no way you can’t be
happy.” Semenya and Raseboya have known
one another since they were teenagers, and
while Semenya was in Rio, her wife was
rooting her on Instagram