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The 28-year-old made history as the first-ever deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa in August, following a controversy-hit competition which saw one finalist withdraw after being trolled over her Nigerian heritage.

Scientists believe they have found a quirky way to fight mosquito-spread diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika - by turning male insects deaf so they struggle to mate and breed.

But before the dance, Ghouri, who was born deaf and uses a cochlear implant, became visibly emotional as she told viewers about online trolls who made videos about the way she speaks.

In addition to blocking the proposed hotel-to-shelter conversion, Rios said the city law has been successful for another reason: The city’s complaints were no longer falling on deaf ears.

It added a place at a specialist deaf resource base had been arranged and Maisie would take up her place there after half-term.