Botswana President Ian Khama Describes Perfect Wife As Tall and Slim; Insults Female Minister

The slim, fit-looking president of Botswana — considered one of Africa’s most eligible bachelors — says he is finally ready to get married but made it clear that overweight women need not apply.

President Ian Khama, 57, has never been married, but at a political party meeting last month he said his top requirement for a future wife is that she needs to be tall, slim and beautiful – in a country known for short, heavy set women.

To drive the point home he pointed to the Assistant Minister of Local Government Botlhogile Tshreletso and said, “I don’t want one like this one. She may fail to pass through the door, breaking furniture with her heavy weight and even break the vehicle’s shock absorbers.”

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Botswana President Ian Khama Describes Perfect Wife As Tall and Slim; Insults Female Minister – ABC News