I think the most important thing... is leadership. It's something that has been lacking in young women and girls for a very long time, not because we don't want to but because of what society has labeled women to be. I think we are the most powerful beings in the world and that we should be given every opportunity.
I think as a black woman, we have a lot of colorism going on around us, and we have a lot of racism as well.
I'm happy to see people being fearless and finally knowing that their voices mean something and that they stand for something.
We need to dismantle the systems that were built on racism, that were built on the backs of black people.
Being black has been put in such a negative light. For such a long time, being black has been criminalized, but being black is something that I should be proud of because we have so many black people who have accomplished so many amazing things in the world.
Isn't it incredible how, you know, people have to fight to look like themselves. It's so crazy to me.
My grandmother probably never thought she would see a day where, you know, a young black woman would be seen as a leader, which is incredible.
We're really taught to be followers from a very young age - men lead and women follow.
You're not taught to be ambitious as a woman. And so when you are, sometimes you shy away from it or you're scared of voicing your opinions.
I think women should be in women's corner even more, wherever... across the world, women need to be in each other's corners.
There's something about home that you just can't find anywhere else in the world.
My life since the Miss Universe win has changed completely, in fact I do not think my life will ever be the same again.
The platform Miss Universe has given me has exceeded my wildest expectations.
Coming from the Eastern Cape, it's one of the most poverty-stricken provinces in the country, so whether it be in education or something else, I'd like to go directly there and help because I've seen it first-hand and experienced it.
For as long as I can remember, I always knew that I had to do something extraordinary with my life.
I believe that every single person was brought into this world for a purpose and that we should never leave the world as we found it, we should always strive to make a positive change.
I always knew I had to find a way to be a catalyst for positive change.
I knew that to live a fulfilling life I had to live a purposeful life; a life of service.
As Miss South Africa, I cannot wait to make a contribution to important social causes.
I believe that beauty means being comfortable with who you are.
