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WHO is the greatest Miss Zimbabwe of all-time?
It’s a tough one given the quality of the beauties who have captured the crown, the likes of Angeline Musasiwa, Brita Masalethuni and Malaika Mushandu, to name but a few.
Musasiwa, for instance, went on to represent the country at the Miss World and finished in the top four.
Angie, who was then a University of Zimbabwe student, finished fourth in a contest when by Indian Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Bachaan.
Brita was crowned Miss Zimbabwe in 1999 and went on to win Miss Malaika in 2001.
A leading online entertainment platform, earground, yesterday compiled the faces of the Miss Zimbabwe winners from 1980 and asked fans to choose who was their all-time favourite.
The feedback showed that the fans still have rich memories of the time when these beauty queens ruled the roost.
Below are some comments:
It’s one of the events that the nation really looked forward to yearly. I hope and pray that it comes back again. We need that as a nation, our fashion and beauty industry is dead. – TJ Simende.
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Angie Musasiwa, Brita, Linda van Beek & Phoebe Monjane for me. That’s why I enjoyed reading the Parade magazine, they always published these faces. – Tafadzwa Jengwa.
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All-time favourite Angeline Musasiwa and a special shoutout, Brita and Lorraine Maphala. – Sebz Hama.
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They are all so beautiful in different ways. I don’t have a favourite but I am interested to note that the producer of the award-winning movie, ‘Mirage,’ was once a Miss Zimbabwe. I always thought I recognised her from elsewhere… I even thought I saw her on ‘Idols’ (Africa) but may be mistaken. – Sylvia Vassilatos.
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Brita Masalethulini and Lorraine Maphala-Phiri legendary queens, true women of substance. The level of humility and grace that’s upon those two women is just amazing. – Godwill Tasunga.
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Brita Maselethulini, moreso when she scooped the Miss Malaika title na Angie Musasiwa was young asi ndaive ndotoziva kupisa kwake. – Takunda George Mhuriyengwe.
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My favourite will always be Angeline Musasiwa 1994. I think she came fourth in the top 10. It was epic, especially when they played Leornard Dembo’s song Chitekete. She will forever be the greatest Miss Zim. – Kerita Tawana Choga.
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When Brita won Miss Malaika, I remember watching the finale husiku. Apa paipinda contestants she was the last kupinda. When results were announced it was a shock. There was this South African who came second. Haibo I enjoyed that one. – Carol Mudzamiri.
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Brita Masalethulini is the only one I remember, she was widely celebrated this one. – Mwana wa Dennis.
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Angeline, Dionne and Lorraine Maphala-Phiri were my favourites not forgetting Brita. Thank you earground. Watching Miss Zim was always a family event at home and we literally sat there together and critiqued or rooted for the girl.. I am loving the milestones Lorraine has had, lost the beauty pageant. She is GOALS. – Loraine MaKhumalo Sibanda.
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Unongoona wega kuti beauty yekudhara yanga iri chaiyo chaiyo. – Irvine Di Gaffer.
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Brita was my favourite, then Vanessa Sibanda was a stream ahead of me at high school, she was such a sweetheart. – Vanessa Tsue Mufari.
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Angeline akapisa she was all over papers, Dionne Best yaiva Simbi, Lorraine Maphala, Brita. – Makaita Maworera.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter