13 things about Miss Charm Zimbabwe 2026 Cheryl Sambadzai

Cheryl Nyaradzo Sambadzai represented Harare, Zimbabwe in the sixth edition of Miss Universe Zimbabwe. She will represent the country in the fourth edition of Miss Charm.

BIOGRAPHY

Sambadzai is a Zimbabwean filmmaker, model and beauty queen from Harare. She is an alumna of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and the founder of The Educated Village in Harare.

On February 23, 2026, Sambadzai turned 26. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From 2019 to 2021, she attended the UCT where she earned a bachelor’s degree in cinematography and film production.
2. In 2020, she was a presenter and a producer at UCT Radio in Cape Town.
3. In 2021, she was a Mastercard Foundation peer mentor.
4. From 2021 to 2022, she was the vice president of the Zimbabwe Student Society at the UCT.
5. From 2021 to 2023, she was a part-time morning show producer at UCT Radio.
6. In 2022, she graduated from the UCT with an honour’s degree in documentary filmmaking.
7. In 2023, she visited Poland.
8. From 2023 to 2024, she was the Zimbabwe Student Society president at the UCT and a writer at Yes We Can South Africa Foundation in Cape Town.
9. In 2024, she was a CIEE Cape Town course instructor in Cape Town.
10. In 2026, she graduated from the UCT with a master’s degree in historical studies and will visit Vietnam.
11. She was a Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2026 semifinalist.
12. She is Miss Charm Zimbabwe 2026.
13. She is a Miss Charm 2026 candidate.

TIMELINE

Sambadzai is passionate about education. Her master’s thesis was titled “The African Personality: How the OAU and its founding leadership articulated economic unity 1958-1969”.

2010s

• In August 2019, she entered the UCT.

2020s

• From July 2020 to December 2020, she was a UCT Radio presenter and producer.
• In July 2021, she graduated from the UCT with a bachelor’s degree.
• From March 2021 to December 2021, she was a peer mentor at Mastercard Foundation in Cape Town.
• In May 2021, she became a part-time UCT Radio morning show producer.
• In September 2021, she became the Zimbabwe Student Society vice president at the UCT.
• From March 2022 to December 2022, she attended the UCT where she earned an honour’s degree.
• In October 2022, her position as the Zimbabwe Student Society vice president at the UCT ended.
• In March 2023, she left UCT Radio.
• In August 2023, she joined the Yes We Can South Africa Foundation in Cape Town as a writer.
• In September 2023, she became the Zimbabwe Student Society president.
• From April 2024 to July 2024, she was a CIEE Cape Town course instructor.
• In October 2024, her position as the Zimbabwe Student Society president at the UCT ended.
• In December 2024, she left the Yes We Can South Africa Foundation.
• In April 2026, she earned a master’s degree from the UCT.
• On May 12, 2026, she was selected as one of the 30 Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2026 quarterfinalists.
• On May 18, 2026, she was selected as one of the 18 Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2016 semifinalists.
• On June 6, 2026, she represented Harare at Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2026 and competed against 17 other semifinalists at The Harare Hippodrome in Harare. She did not make it to the Top 10.
• On July 25, 2026, she was appointed Miss Charm Zimbabwe 2026.
• In December 2026, she will represent Zimbabwe at Miss Charm 2026 in Vietnam.