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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Zozibini Tunzi Read Quote
I never realised how overwhelming it could be to be loved by people who don’t even know you. Zozibini Tunzi Read Quote
Women are constantly being taught how to defend themselves against attack from men. I would like to shift the perception. I want to say that that responsibility should no longer rest on the shoulders of women alone. Zozibini Tunzi Read Quote
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. Zozibini Tunzi Read Quote
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 Read Quote
We need to dismantle the systems that were built on racism, that were built on the backs of black people. Zozibini Tunzi Read Quote
