"I think I really do embody the spirit of perseverance and resilience," Ms. Adetshina said on her social media account after her victory, a sash draped on her shoulder, a crown glittering on her head.
"Only now, it's starting to cloud me, and affect me," she said, dabbing tears in a BBC interview when asked about her experiences, highlighting the emotional toll of her journey.
"While beauty pageants have long been derided as archaic and out of step with contemporary feminism, they remain popular," indicating how these events, despite criticism, continue to resonate as a source of national pride.
"Ms. Adetshina was born in South Africa's historic Soweto township to a Nigerian father and a South African mother who also has Mozambican ancestry," illustrating her complex identity and the cultural conversations surrounding it.
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