Miss SA Zozibini Tunzi has revealed the eye-catching “Wave of Love” dress that she’ll be wearing to the upcoming Miss Universe pageant. Earlier this month, the beauty queen put out a passionate call for men to write love letters honouring the women of Mzansi as part of the United Nations #HeForShe campaign, which promotes gender equality. Around 2,000 of these love notes have now been inscribed on ribbons in the colours of the SA flag and woven into the sculptural skirt of Tunzi’s national costume.
Her look also features a white corseted bodysuit emblazoned with traditional Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele prints, and a crown-like headpiece.
It’s a bold outfit that has found favour with some social media users, including former Miss SA 2018 Tamaryn Green who tweeted: “An exquisite national costume for an exquisite woman”.
Here’s what other fans of the dress had to say:
Revealing the Wave of Love National Costume designed by Lloyd Kandlin of The Costume Department, Zozi is adorned in love letters written for the women of South Africa.#HeForShe #MissSALoveLetter #ZoziForMissUniverse #MissUniverse pic.twitter.com/J2ixQCGcEO
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) November 22, 2019
Loooooooooovvvvvvvvvveeeeee it!!!!! 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦@zozitunzi @Official_MissSA @MissUniverse #HeForShe #MissSALoveLetter#ZoziForMissUniverse #MissUniverse https://t.co/j9S2URlWHK
— CALVERT-M💎 (@CalvertMaurice1) November 22, 2019
The others must have been a horror because this is pretty bad.
— Busi (@Busiswa) November 22, 2019
If you’re one of them, don’t stress: as one Twitter user pointed out, former Miss South Africas have clinched international crowns wearing “chaotic” creations in the past.
Remember the mixed reactions to the Protea costume Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wore to the Miss Universe pageant? She came home a winner, and hopefully Tunzi will too.
The more chaotic, the better. Rolene Strauss won Miss World with this creation pic.twitter.com/mya5BDJXon
— Sibongile Mafu (@sboshmafu) November 22, 2019
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Source: Timeslive
