Zozibini Tunzi is a South African host, actor, model and beauty queen born in Tsolo, Eastern Cape, South Africa to Philiswa Nodapu and Lungisa Tunzi. Zozibini is the third Miss Universe from South Africa.

Raised in Sidwadweni, Eastern Cape, Zozibini has three sisters. In 2017, she worked as a model in East London, Eastern Cape.

Zozibini is 5’10” tall. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From 2014 to 2018, she attended the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa where she earned her bachelor’s degree in public relations management.
2. On March 26, 2017, she competed against 25 other Miss South Africa 2017 candidates at the Sun City Superbowl, Rustenburg, South Africa. She was unplaced.
3. On August 9, 2019, she competed against 15 other Miss South Africa 2019 candidates at the Sun Arena at Time Square in Pretoria, South Africa and won the title.
4. On December 8, 2019, she represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2019 and competed against 89 other candidates at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She won te title.
5. On March 6, 2020, she attended the coronation of Puteri Indonesia 2020 Ayu Maulida at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia.
6. On October 24, 2020, she crowned her successor Miss South Africa 2020 Shudufhadzo Musida at The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town.
7. On May 16, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, USA.
8. She played Efe in the film “The Woman King”, which was released on September 16, 2022 in the U.S. and marked her acting debut.
9. On May 13, 2023, she co-hosted Miss Universe Philippines 2023 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
10. In July 2023, she participated in Smile Train Africa and Women Deliver events in Kigali, Rwanda.
11. On September 30, 2023, she and Lawrence Maleka hosted the 17th South African Film and Television Awards at the Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
12. On March 8, 2024, she hosted the Daimler Truck Southern Africa Dealer of the Year Awards in Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa. On March 15, 2024, she went to Namibia to attend a Standard Bank Namibia event.
13. On September 18, 2024, she will turn 31.