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Zozibini Tunzi Won Miss Universe in Natural Hair — Despite Advisors Telling Her to Wear a Wig

#ZozibiniTunzi MissUniverse #SouthAfrica #NaturalHair For the  first time in history , Miss Universe is a woman with  natural hair . On Sunday, Miss South Africa  Zozibini Tunzi  won the crown with her beautiful short, Afro-textured hair — and she did it despite being told by "a lot of people" that she should wear a wig. "It was so strange because even a lot of people I knew, people that were my friends, were like, 'Sis, we love you, but we're just saying, maybe you should put on a wig or buy a weave,'" she told  Insider . A few years back, Tunzi realized that she was  sick of spending hours in the salon . "I decided, no, this is not worth it," she told the site. "I decided that I just want to go for a different look. I'm going to cut my hair and see how it looks from there. And I just remember looking into the mirror and loving it." When it came time for the pageant, she didn't want to compromise her appear