Miss South Africa crowned Miss Universe 2019

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Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi is crowned Miss Universe. She won Miss
South in August. She is the first black woman to win the competition
since Leila Lopes in 2011.

The pageant took place in Atlanta in the US on Sunday. Zozibini Tunzi is
among the contestant who were more than 90. She beat Puerto Rico's
Madison Anderson and Sofia Aragon of Mexico in the final three to take
the tiara.

In the question that were asked the finalists in the competition were
questions like climate change, social media and protest. Zozibini,
answered to the final question she was asked on what we should be
teaching young girls today.

To this, her answer was leadership.

Zozibini said, "It's something that has been lacking in young girls and
women for a very long time-not because we don't want to, but because of
what society has labelled women to be."

"I think we are the most powerful beings on the world, and that we should
be given every opportunity.

"And that is what we should be teaching these young girls-to take up
space."

This is Miss Universe reaction on her win.

"Tonight a door was opened and I could not be more grateful to have been
the one to have walked through it. May every little girl who witness this
moment forever believe in the power of her dreams and may they see their
faces reflected in mine.

"I proudly state my name Zozibini Tunzi, Miss Universe 2019."
People are showing their appreciation of Miss Universe winning with her
natural hair in the beauty pageant, especially the fact of a dark skin
woman with natural short hair winning.