Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Being given the tag of “South Africa’s most versatile media professional” is no mean achievement!
- Also informally known as the First Lady of rugby, Elma Smit a.k.a. ‘Lady Rugga,’ is the proud recipient is one of the most visible and empowered voices in an all-male dominated sector of sports.
- Being extremely passionate about media training, the influence of sports and right of women, Elma brings on board a very warm personality and a wealth of experience as a host.
- Popular for creating custom, conversation-driven content for any event that she hosts, Elma describes herself as someone “who talks for a living” as a TV presenter.
- Her diverse experience at numerous careers has helped her acquire immense learning in life and she displays a tremendous passion for each of the fields she has been a part of.
- She has an interesting philosophy of turning her interests into brand new opportunities. Knowing that there is no security of a job in the big bad world of the entertainment industry, Elma works at inducting variety into her personal growth and development.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Elma has a post-graduate degree in Journalism at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
- She is married to Richard Maspero.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Elma was a sought after model in her early twenties for the kind of effortless glamour she portrays and also sets her apart from others.
- She has had multiple careers in the world of media. Having been a sports presenter on TV and on the radio most of her life, she has also dabbled in a career as a newsreader, radio DJ, music compiler.
- Not only that she has also been a host for a Breakfast TV show and has been a music TV presenter. She anchored kykNET‘s wildly popular breakfast show Dagbreek for few years.
- She has also associated as an anchor for SuperSport and simultaneously as a sports anchor on “Breakfast With Martin Bester” on JacarandaFM.
- The talented presenter has tried her hand at being a features writer for a newspaper and even become a stylist.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Elma is a master emcee & has been instrumental in facilitating such programmes like seminars, motivational talks at company levels and even award shows that are broadcasted nationally.
- Elma has a wide range of interests and loves to keep trying her hand at something new every single time. She loves to try her hand at golf & is also an avid gardener
- A bilingual personality, Smit is equally well versed in English and Afrikaans.
- One of her self-proclaimed achievements was to bring stories of some of the greatest rugby heroes to the fans and brands alike. This is being done under the aegis of South African Rugby Players’ Organization, MyPlayers.
- Elma has a background in law and has worked as a marketing consultant for MyPlayers.
- Her Instagram profile with over 100,000 followers is filled with pictures of her cats, travels and favorite sports personalities.