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South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi wins Miss Universe title

Atlanta (US): South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe 2019 in a televised eventuality in Atlanta on Monday. The 26-year-old Tunzi, who was dressed in a gold, china and blue gown, is a third leader from South Africa after Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters being announced a leader in 2017.

The 68th book of a glitzy eventuality that saw contestants from 90 countries was hosted by American comic-TV celebrity Steve Harvey on stage, and TV horde Vanessa Lachey and former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo in a backstage, during a Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.

The South African competitor beats Puerto Rico’s Madison Anderson and Mexico’s Sofia Aragon, who staid for initial curtain adult and second curtain adult titles respectively. Tunzi was crowned by her prototype Catriona Gray of Philippines.

In a newly-introduced shred of shutting segments, Tunzi spoke about violation stereotypes formed on colour and voiced her enterprise to commission immature women. “I grew adult in a universe where women who demeanour like me with my kind of skin or my kind of hair are not deliberate to be beautiful, we consider that it is time that this stops today. we wish children to demeanour during me and see my face, afterwards see their faces reflected in mine,” she pronounced before being announced a leader of a competition.

India’s Vartika Singh crashed out of a foe after securing a mark in a tip 20 and unwell to validate to a tip ten.

Apart from a winners, Colombia and Thailand were also among a tip 5 contenders. The 2019 Miss Universe Pageant had 90 contestants who competed in swimsuit, dusk robe and on-stage doubt rounds.

(With inputs from agencies)

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