Zozibini Tunzi: a Miss Universe against stereotypes
South African, 26, graduate in international relations: Zozibini Tunzi is the Miss Universe of the year 2019. Forget the stereotype of the beautiful but stupid Miss, this girl has personality to sell and that's how she tore up the other 89 competitors, taking home the title of Miss Universe 2019, for the first time a black South African.
"I grew up in a world where a woman like me, with my skin and hair, has never been considered beautiful and I think today is the time for this to end"
Not only beauty, but also activism
Zozibini is known for her activism on inclusiveness and feminism. Promoting an ideal of natural beauty, she herself refused to wear a wig and won with her natural, short and typically afro hair, worn with extreme pride. The student and model uses social channels to question unattainable aesthetic standards and gender stereotypes, wishing women a wish: that they can finally find the courage to show themselves as they really are, with all the strengths and weaknesses, without worrying. of the expectations of others.
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The time has come for women to take their place in the world
During the final of the contest held on December 8 in Atlanta, Georgia, the jury asked the contestants a question: "What should young women be taught today?" and Zozibini gave an incisive answer: "The leadership", arguing that for too long women have been mistakenly excluded from positions of power despite their strength and determination. Thus, the new Miss wants to inspire future generations and hopes that the girls can see themselves in her and learn to never question the unique value of their own identity. According to Zozibini, the time has come for women to stand up and set out to conquer their own place in the world, that place from which they have long been excluded. Just like she did.
A turning point in the name of inclusion
Such a prestigious victory conferred on a black person is a revolutionary act as well as a sign of a change in progress in which inclusion is king. After Adut Akech, model of the year originally from South Sudan, we celebrate the fact that, for the first time in history, the Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe contests have seen four black women triumph.
