Ntsiki Mazwai turns SA’s Miss Universe win into race debate
Outspoken poet and musician Ntsiki Mazwai has some strong views on the Miss Universe crown, which was claimed by our very own Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters on Monday morning.
Miss South Africa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters. Photo: Supplied
The mood on social media on Monday was jovial as South Africans celebrated the Demi-Leigh’s win against 91 other contestants from around the globe. The Miss Universe title belonged to Mzansi for the first time in 39 years.
The one person who wasn’t in a celebratory mood was Ntsiki, as she believed that the crown belonged to Miss Jamaica, Davina Bennett.
Miss Jamaica took the second princess crown, while Miss Colombia was crowned first princess.
“You don’t have to agree with my opinion for me… Miss Jamaica should have been the winner. No doubt in my mind,” she said.
Ntsiki’s comments quickly turned into a racial debate, which she felt was the “deeper issue” at play.
The musician, who never minces her words said that she was tired of black beauty apparently not being celebrated. According to Ntsiki young black girls were being raised to aspire to be white because looking white was perceived to be beautiful.
“The prettiest girl in the universe can’t be dark skinned with a fro… can’t be African. When do we get a chance to celebrate black beauty? Black features?,” she added.
Read the rest of Ntsiki’s comments here:
I hate taking something i know belongs to someone else….the Miss Universe title belongs to Jamaica. Kahle nje.
— NtsikiMazwaiMedia (@ntsikimazwai) November 27, 2017
I have outgrown yellow bones being considered beautiful. …i have outgrown looking white being called beauty…..im over it 💅
— NtsikiMazwaiMedia (@ntsikimazwai) November 27, 2017
Every time a black consciousness issue arises…i realise people are Fake Woke
— NtsikiMazwaiMedia (@ntsikimazwai) November 27, 2017
I would love to celebrate south africas win but i think there is a deeper issue at stake
— NtsikiMazwaiMedia (@ntsikimazwai) November 27, 2017
We are raising another generation of black girls who must aspire to whiteness
— NtsikiMazwaiMedia (@ntsikimazwai) November 27, 2017
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