adminorganising the event, said everything was in place for the pageant.
“We have selected the models with the simple requirements — curves,” said pageant founder Mercy Mushaninga.
Mushaninga added: “This year we have added three more towns — Bindura, Masvingo, and Chinhoyi.”
Last year, the pageant drew participants from Harare and Bulawayo only and was won by Tanya Chikuni, a University of Zimbabwe student.
The vivacious Chikuni beat 15 other “curvaceous” contestants. She won a return trip to Victoria Falls, two nights at a Rainbow Tourism Group hotel of her choice, free hairdos at Red Rose hair salons for six months and US$1 000 in cash.
The first and second princesses were Bekezela Mlalazi from Bulawayo and Jacquie Mahaja from Harare.
Pretty Nyathi, Catty Chanetsa, Sharon Munetsi, Jacqueline Mashingaidze, Nomsa Ncube, Thobekile Mabhena and Nyasha Matonhodze were the other curvy women who made it to the top 10 in 2011.
The pageant seeks to celebrate African beauty through appreciating a uniquely built figure.
“Most pageants celebrate slenderness and pretty faces, which is a more Westernised way of appreciating beauty.
“Most Africans are uniquely built but that does not make them less attractive, in fact, they are beautiful in their own right so the Miss Curvy competition honours beautifully built African women. They are called glass models,” said Mushaninga.
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