13 things about Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi

Zozibini Tunzi is the third Miss Universe from South Africa. The first two are Margaret Gardiner and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters.

BIOGRAPHY

Tunzi a South African host, actor, model and beauty queen. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is Luthando Bolowana‘s wife.
2. She was born in Tsolo, Eastern Cape, South Africa to Philiswa Nodapu and Lungisa Tunzi.
3. She was raised in Sidwadweni, Eastern Cape.
4. She has three sisters.
5. 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.
6. In 2017, she worked as a model in East London, Eastern Cape.
7. She was a Miss South Africa 2017 candidate.
8. She won Miss South Africa 2019.
9. She won Miss Universe 2019.
10. The 2022 film “The Woman King” marked her acting debut.
11. She was a Miss Universe Philippines 2023 host.
12. She was a Miss Universe Vietnam 2024 judge.
13. On September 18, 2024, she turned 31.

TIMELINE

Zozibini is 5’10” tall. She is the first black South African woman to win Miss Universe.

2010s

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

2020s

• On March 6, 2020, she attended the coronation of Puteri Indonesia 2020 Ayu Maulida at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• On October 24, 2020, she crowned her successor Miss South Africa 2020 Shudufhadzo Musida at The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town.
• On April 15, 2021, she attended the 2021 Latin America Music Awards at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, USA.
• On May 16, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
• She played Efe in the film “The Woman King”, which was released on September 16, 2022 in the U.S.
• On May 13, 2023, she co-hosted Miss Universe Philippines 2023 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
• In July 2023, she participated in Smile Train Africa and Women Deliver events in Kigali, Rwanda.
• 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.
• 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.
• On September 14, 2024, she served as a judge at Miss Universe Vietnam 2024 at the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On March 22, 2025, she and Bolowana got married in Paarl, Western Cape.
• On March 29, 2025, she and Bolowana held their traditional wedding in Sidwadweni, Eastern Cape.