Magnificence queen Cynthia Shange was the primary black mannequin to characterize South Africa on the Miss World pageant in 1972. Right here’s six issues to know concerning the magnificence queen.
Miss World 2023 takes place on 9 March in Jio World Conference Centre in Mumbai, India the place Dr Claude Mashego will characterize South Africa.
WHO IS THE FIRST BLACK MODEL TO REPRESENT SA AT MISS WORLD?
Cynthia Shange was the primary black mannequin to characterize South Africa on the Miss World pageant in 1972. She is an icon within the pageant trade.
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CYNTHIA SHANGE
Cynthia Shange represented South Africa at Miss World. however she was not Miss SA. The primary black lady to be topped Miss SA was Jacqui Mofokeng in 1993. Nevertheless, Cynthia gained the Miss Natal title and thereafter grew to become Miss Africa South, which afforded her the opporunity to compete on the Miss World pageant as Miss Africa South. On the time, there have been two magnificence titles in South Africa, as a result of apartheid.
The sweetness queen started her modelling profession in 1970.
Cynthia married Derrick Thema, knowledgeable soccer participant and journalist.
She is a mother of 4.
Cynthia hails from Lamontville in KwaZulu-Natal.
