A few years back, Tunzi realized that she was sick of spending hours in the salon. “I decided, no, this is not worth it,” she told the site. “I decided that I just want to go for a different look. I’m going to cut my hair and see how it looks from there. And I just remember looking into the mirror and loving it.”

On Sunday, Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunziwon the crown with her beautiful short, Afro-textured hair — and she did it despite being told by “a lot of people” that she should wear a wig.

“It was so strange because even a lot of people I knew, people that were my friends, were like, ‘Sis, we love you, but we’re just saying, maybe you should put on a wig or buy a weave,'” she told Insider.

A few years back, Tunzi realized that she was sick of spending hours in the salon. “I decided, no, this is not worth it,” she told the site. “I decided that I just want to go for a different look. I’m going to cut my hair and see how it looks from there. And I just remember looking into the mirror and loving it.”

When it came time for the pageant, she didn’t want to compromise her appearance to fit what her friends and advisors perceived as the “Miss Universe look”: long, straight hair. Instead, she decided to keep her natural hair and appear on the Miss Universe stage in the look she liked best.

“I was like, ‘No, you know what, I’m going to do it the way I am, because I’ve been with my natural hair for the past three years,”‘ she said. “I don’t see why I should change it just because I’m stepping into another platform.”

Tunzi chose to be herself, and she has a crown to show for it. Congrats to Tunzi on her history-making win — and for serving as one more reminder to define beauty on your own terms.

Johannesburg – If you’re wondering when newly crowned Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi will return to South Africa, the Miss South Africa Organisation has released a statement regarding the highly anticipated homecoming tour.

The Miss South Africa team tweeted on Friday that Zozi will definitely be returning home for a short stint, but they have not confirmed a date as of yet.

Instead, supporters are urged to keep an eye on the Miss Universe and Miss South Africa social media accounts for updates.

“Heads up to all Miss Universe fans! All homecoming information will be communication directly by the official Miss SA organisation and @MissUniverse once confirmed,” the post reads.

Look through the winners of Miss Universe from the past few decades, and you may notice a common trend: whether their hair is blond or brunette, red or black, their locks are almost always long.

That changed Sunday, when Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzibecame the first woman with natural afro-textured hair to win the Miss Universe title. She was the first black woman to win the pageant since 2011 and also the first black Miss South Africa to wear the Miss Universe crown.

While Tunzi has been praised for her advocacy of natural beauty during the competition, the pageant queen told Insider that many people initially tried to persuade her to wear a wig instead.

was like, ‘No, you know what, I’m going to do it the way I am, because I’ve been with my natural hair for the past three years,”‘ she said. “I don’t see why I should change it just because I’m stepping into another platform.”

Tunzi said she wasn’t offended by her friends’ words, though, adding that they were just repeating what “society has taught us and engraved in our minds for such a long time.”

“In the past, I think that beauty has been stereotyped to look one certain way,” she continued. “When you open a magazine, that’s what you see. When you open television, that’s what you see. And it becomes embedded within society and ourselves.

Tunzi said she didn’t begin wearing her hair natural to make a statement. She said she had just grown tired of sitting in a salon chair for hours and wanted something new.

45-year-old Maame Cynthia welcomed her bundle of joy, two girls and three boys at Sam-J Specialist hospital at Haatso in Accra.

The babies were conceived through in-vitro fertilization.

In an exclusive interview with Adom News Kojo Hagan, the joyous mother said she is still in shock.

With the support of doctors and nurses at the Sam-J Specialist hospital, she said: “I can smile at the storm”.

Maame Cynthia urged women struggling to have children to be inspired by her story and faith in God.

Meanwhile, a gynecologist at the hospital, DCOP Samuel Amo-Mensah (Rtd) was happy the IVF was successful.

DCOP Samuel Amo- Mensah (Rtd) with the babies He said the five babies are under observation in incubators to ensure they don’t get any infections.

“Mother and babies are doing incredible; we are so happy with how everything turned out” he added.

DCOP Amo-Mensah(Rtd) said IVF is bringing relief to a lot of homes in Ghana but the only challenge is the high taxes on the imported drugs for the treatment.

He appealed to the government to reduce the taxes on IVF drugs to make the treatment more accessible to couples in need.