FOZ is an international online beauty pageant for Zimbabweans residing all over the world and the competition, which is experiencing a surge in popularity, is organised by a London-based firm, KMG Media, run by Zimbabweans.
“The objectives of the pageant are to market the country abroad by choosing a face that represents the beauty of Zimbabwean ladies while using that platform to market our tourist destinations,” said FOZ administrator, Lazarus Nyekese.
After being shortlisted with two others who got the highest number of public votes, Marovanidza was unanimously selected by FOZ judges as winner for the month of July ahead of other hopefuls, Tiffany Chitemere based in South Africa and Dudu Phakathi, who is in Zimbabwe.
“The competition selects a winning contestant from a number of applicants every month until December when the overall winner will be chosen,” said Nyekese.
At the end of the year, an ultimate winner from the 12 monthly finalists will be chosen through public votes and crowned Face of Zimbabwe 2012.
“The Miss July winner, who is studying at a Canadian university, posted a powerful video on YouTube where she explained that being the Face of Zimbabwe meant a lot to her as it involved patriotism and the opportunity to represent the many faces of the country.”
One of the judges, US-based acoustic and Afro-jazz musician, Cee Jay Besa, said he had chosen Marovanidza because she had shown a lot of confidence and extreme passion for her country.
He said pictures of the monthly winners would feature on a 2012 calendar that will be produced at the end of the year for distribution worldwide. Part of the proceeds from will go to charity.
So far the monthly winners are based in US, South Africa, China, UK and Canada indicating the international character of the competition.
To enter the competition, prospective contestants residing in Zimbabwe and all over the world can register for free on Face of Zimbabwe Trust’s website or visit the pageant’s Facebook page.
– http://www.facebook.com/groups/faceofzimbabwe/
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