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Brooke Bruk-Jackson was crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe recently, meaning she will represent the African nation at the next Miss Universe pageant. However, her win was marred in racial controversy.
21-year-old model Brooke Bruk-Jackson is a resident of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The model, who is white, will now represent the African country at the international pageant in El Salvador in December. It will be the nation’s first appearance at the event in 22 years.
White model Brooke Bruk-Jackson wins Zimbabwe’s Miss Universe
Bruk-Jackson finished ahead of Black runners-up Amanda Mpofu and Nokutenda Marumbwa to be crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2023.
Following her win, Bruk-Jackson shared a statement to Instagram that spoke of her love for Zimbabwe and its people.
“I have gained this crown for our beautiful country, to love and to serve our people, to represent Zimbabwe internationally and to show the world the uniqueness of Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans,” she wrote.
“I want to be an example of grace, understanding and inspiration to the youth of Zimbabwe, to instill the spirit of ‘ubuntu’ and know that together we are strong and anything in life is possible.
Bruk-Jackson’s win sparks racial controversy and online outrage
However, the model’s win sparked outrage on social media as many found it problematic that a white woman won when white people make up less than one percent of the more than 15 million population.
Many argued she wasn’t an accurate representation of the African nation and that racial bias had played a part in her victory.
“All those beautiful [melanated] women and you telling me the European woman won a contest for black people [sic]?” one person said on X, formerly Twitter. A second added: “Imagine crowning a white person Miss Zimbabwe. That means there is no black woman in Zimbabwe who is up to her standard. What manner of white worshipping is this?”
“Too white to represent a country of Black people. She does not represent our country. She’s a foreigner,” commented one person on an Instagram.
However, some argued she was a deserving winner. “I know y’all about to start with the color in the comments please go and watch the final Q/A she did it for me tonight,” one person said.
“I am proud to be Zimbabwean” – models speaks out after her win
“One of my biggest things is no matter what country you come from, if you come from an African country for example, you can enter no matter what color you are. You can be from any culture, any background, nobody should define you by your color, by the way you look, or by the shape of your body,” she said on TV network ZTNPrime.
“I am proud to be Zimbabwean,” she told media. “This is shocking and amazing at the same time. I am so overwhelmed, I can’t wait to perform my duties as the queen of Zimbabwe this year in El Salvador.
“I have been modeling a few years back in Cape Town and have been traveling around the world, but this is my first pageant.”
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