Zozibini Tunzi quotes
It was a question I got asked often from my friends when they heard I had entered Miss S.A. - 'will you get a weave?' I always said I haven't changed myself before so why should I now change for a competition?
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
Being black has been put in such a negative light. For such a long time, being black has been criminalized, but being black is something that I should be proud of because we have so many black people who have accomplished so many amazing things in the world.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
My grandmother probably never thought she would see a day where, you know, a young black woman would be seen as a leader, which is incredible.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
My thing about gender-based violence is to bring in the men. Because people would ask women, 'What do you think we should do to fight this?' And I'm like, 'Why are you asking me?' I'm not the perpetrator in most of the instances so why don't we call on the people that are?
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
I never realised how overwhelming it could be to be loved by people who don't even know you.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
When you leave home, then you leave with the possibility of not returning.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
Coming from the Eastern Cape, it's one of the most poverty-stricken provinces in the country, so whether it be in education or something else, I'd like to go directly there and help because I've seen it first-hand and experienced it.
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I stand for the education of the South African youth, for equality and representation, as Miss South Africa, I cannot wait to make a contribution to these important social causes.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
People speak about diversity and representation like the world is ready. But when it actually happens, people can't take change. They can't deal with it. Which is why we have things like cyberbullying, which is why people will send you nasty DMs, say nasty things in your comments. Because they're just not dealing with it, they're not ready.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
Since sixth grade, I've been learning that the climate is deteriorating and the planet is dying, and it is up to us to keep our planet safe.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
I have been feeling the love of South Africans since I got crowned Miss South Africa, even before going to Miss Universe. Because of that, while I was walking on the Miss Universe stage, I knew that I was there as one body, but as I stood on that stage, I stood as millions of South Africans.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
If learners do not have a roof under which they can learn we are already setting them up for failure.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
My life since the Miss Universe win has changed completely, in fact I do not think my life will ever be the same again.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
I'm so grateful to have been able to go to the world and tell the story of South African women and South African children. As I stood there for Miss Universe, I spoke about leadership and I spoke about empowering young women and young boys as well.
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I think the most important thing... is leadership. It's something that has been lacking in young women and girls for a very long time, not because we don't want to but because of what society has labeled women to be. I think we are the most powerful beings in the world and that we should be given every opportunity.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
I think we are afraid to take up space. We are afraid to be amazing. As soon as that fear leaves us and we start building that confidence of being unapologetic about being great, then i think we can get into that space of having a lot of women leaders who are just fearless.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
I believe that every single person was brought into this world for a purpose and that we should never leave the world as we found it, we should always strive to make a positive change.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
Beauty is subjective, so people's opinions don't really matter.
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
Every time people ask me, 'Did you know that you would be Miss Universe?', my answer is, 'I didn't know that I would be Miss Universe because I didn't know it was possible for someone like me.'
Zozibini Tunzi quotes
I want children to look at me and see my face and I want them to see their faces reflected in mine.