Hollywood / South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe 2019

Zozibini Tunzi from South Africa has been crowned Miss Universe 2019 at the finale which was held in Atlanta, Georgia, US on Monday. Puerto Rico's Madison Anderson was named the first runner-up while Sofía Aragón from Mexico stood third at the pageant. India was represented by 26-year-old Vartika Singh, who couldn't qualify for top 10.

India Today : Dec 09, 2019, 09:43 AM

South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi is the Miss Universe 2019. Zozibini and Miss Universe Puerto Rico Madison Anderson were the top two contestants for the Miss Universe title. Miss Universe Mexico is the second-runner up. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray crowned Zozibini Tunzi at the event held in Atlanta on Sunday night.

India's Vartika Singh couldn't make it to top ten.

The new #MissUniverse2019 is... SOUTH AFRICA!!!! 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/gRW8vcuT3A
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) December 9, 2019

26-year-old Zozibini Tunzi is from Tsolo, South Africa. She is quite active in fight against gender based violence. Her Miss Universe boi describes her as, "She has devoted her social media campaign to changing the narrative around gender stereotypes. She is a proud advocate for natural beauty and encourages women to love themselves the way they are."

The 2019 Miss Universe pageant was held on Sunday night in Atlanta, the capital of the US state of Georgia. The pageant brought 90 women together to see who will bring home the title. Contestants competed in swimsuit, evening gown and on-stage question rounds.

The final question that won Miss Universe South Africa the crown was: "What is the most important thing you should be teaching young girls today?" One thing new this year was that each contestant was given the opportunity to make a final statement for the audience and judges.

Making to the top five were: Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Thailand and South Africa.