Jury selection at Miss Zimbabwe pageant causes scandal

Recently in Zimbabwe, a country located in the south of the Dark Continent, the most beautiful girl was chosen. The Miss Zimbabwe competition has not been held for 22 years, so the event aroused genuine interest not only among citizens of the republic. The organizers did not disappoint and held the event in such a way that they started talking about it all over the world. Of course, after all, a light-skinned blonde was chosen as the first beauty of an African country!

The beauty queen of Zimbabwe was 21-year-old Brooke Bruk-Jackson, a resident of the country's capital, Harare. Now she will rightfully represent her country at the Miss Universe 2023 competition. It will take place at the end of the year in El Salvador. Yes, Brooke was the only light-skinned participant in the competition, and this caused outrage among many.

Brooke-Jackson is truly a very beautiful girl. She stood out among other participants not only because of her skin color, but also because of her height. She works as a cosmetologist and this is her first experience of participating in such competitions. The Zimbabwean media remains silent about the selection of the jury, but a scandal erupted on social networks. Users argue - can a blonde with light skin represent an African country inhabited mainly by dark-skinned people?

In an interview, Brooke said that she was born and raised in Harare and loves her country. She worked as a model in South Africa for some time, but never planned to leave Zimbabwe for good. The beauty does not hide that she did not experience any special illusions before participating in the competition and winning it came as a complete surprise to her.

Miss Zimbabwe is a national competition aimed at selecting a girl to represent the country at the Miss Universe pageant. Representatives from 10 provinces of the country are participating. The participation of girls from numerous diasporas is also allowed, so there was no violation of the rules in the case of Brooke-Jackson.

Facts from the history of Zimbabwe add poignancy to the event. The country was once a British colony of Rhodesia and a large part of its population was European. After independence, former colonialists became citizens of the republic, and even a man with British roots became prime minister. But then the government changed in the country and the attitude towards the white population became negative.

This year's Miss Universe competition generally brings a lot of surprises. It is only worth mentioning that the Netherlands will be represented by 22-year-old Rikki Colle, who was recently a man, and Nepal will be represented by body-positive Jane Garett.