Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe

"I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me — with my kind of skin and my kind of hair — was never considered to be beautiful," said Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi.

Zozibini Tunzi, of South Africa, takes her first walk as Miss Universe after winning the 2019 Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. December 8, 2019

(photo credit: REUTERS/ELIJAH NOUVELAGE)

ByRACHEL WOLF

DECEMBER 9, 2019 09:46

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