Zozibini Tunzi is the cynosure of all eyes as the winner of the Miss Universe 2019 pageant.
Zozibini Tunzi is the first black woman with afro-textured hair to win the title. Her zeal to fight gender stereotypes and raise awareness against gender-based violence is impressive and inspiring.

1. Zozibini Is From South Africa: Zozibini was the early favourite, but it was her powerful message of inclusivity that eventually clinched her the Miss Universe crown. She became the third woman from South Africa to win the coveted title.
2. Zozibini Is the daughter of a Teacher: Tunzi was born in Tsolo, a town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, to a family of educators – her mother is an school principal and her father works at the Department of Higher Education and Training in Pretoria.
3. Zozibini Schooled in Cape Town :She is the second of three girls. A Public Relations officer, Tunzi is a graduate of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town.
4. Zozibini ia all about impactful inclusiveness: She said “I grew up in ha world where a woman who looks like me with my kind of skin and my kind of hair was never considered to be beautiful,” Miss South Africa said. “And I think that’s time that stops today. I want children to look at me and see my face and I want them to see their faces reflected in mine.”
5. History Maker: Miss South Africa’s win marks a special one. Not only does this make three wins for the country but Tunzi is the first black woman to earn the title since Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Universe 2011.

6. Black Beauty: The 26-year-old pageant queen is a huge advocate for natural beauty. According to her page on the Miss Universe site, she hopes to “encourages women to love themselves the way they are.”



Because of her I have a thirst for knowledge and a love for reading. She sparked a flame in me to always want to do more and to be more.”


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