Tiny miss SA crowned little miss Universe in Turkey

Amanda Mazwane                    @Mish_Mazwane                                        amandamazwane@gmail.com

Seven-year-old Zenande Mncwabe from Mpangeni, KwaZulu-Natal has returned home victorious after winning the Little Miss Universe title in Turkey. The little Miss Universe pageant took place in Turkey at the beginning of May. Mncwabe received three titles, Little Miss Universe, Best of the Best and Best talent at the competition hosted by the World Legacy Beauty and Fashion organisation (WLBF) on Saturday. She already holds nine titles, including Little Miss World, Little Miss South Africa and Little Miss Tourism

This is what Little Miss Universe had to say after the crowning, “Tonight I was crowned Miss Universe, Best of the Best and Best Talent. Thank you ‪#‎AshotKhachatryan Aunty ‪#‎CarolynBaldwinBotha for giving me this opportunity and of course I thank the man above. Thanks to everyone who supported me through this journey. Believe It's Possible.’’

After ten days of competition where the contestants were expected to conduct catwalks in different outfits, sit for interviews and to showcase a talent item, Mncwabe swept the judges off their feet with her gymnastic skills.

Mncwabe says the win came as a surprise and she felt so grateful. By the age of 5, Zenande Mncwabe became a professional model.