Journey to the Crown

Early January, I found myself sitting in my room pondering about what I had gotten myself into -a beauty pageant. Was it going to be another cliché of all the prospects being deemed ‘’beauty with no brains’’? How was I going to sell this to my family; will it make sense to them? Why was I doing this? All these questioned raced in my mind taking turns instilling nervous chills in the air....so I waited.

The answer came when we were told to do projects in line with this year’s theme of Beauty, Charity and Tourism. By this time, I knew all Queens are expected to do some sort of charity project so I was prepared. I wanted to focus on Old Age Homes. Cheesy? Maybe, however, I was very specific about why I chose to adopt that charity project. I felt I had found my purpose *cue angelic music and halo effect*

If we look at society now, we live in a fast-paced world where if u snooze u lose. So it’s a ‘’one man for himself and God for us all’’ situation so to speak. I thought to myself, what if we slow down – think about things for a moment. Back to a time where communication started with ‘’Wadiwa.....’’ ending with ‘’ndini wako.....’’ and the delivery of the message was based on how fast the postman can get to your house. I’m not talking the 90s here, imp referring to the years gone – prior to 1970.

As a society we need to think about the people whose hard work, labour and sacrifices built this nation - it is of utter importance. Most people have neglected the elderly – usually not because they do not care but because life’s challenges have resulted in having to adapt to various situations, this we understand. However, as Zimbabweans, we need to remember where we’re coming from to know where we’re going. Yes, it needs to be reiterated so we do not forget.

So join me on this journey as we ‘’Bridge the Gap between Past and Present’’ (which is the title of my project). My name is Nyasha Samantha Tjipo Mutsauri and I’m a finalist for The Parade’s Miss Global Zimbabwe 2013!

P.S – if you would like a copy of my project proposal or to assist, kindly contact me via my facebook page Nyasha Mutsauri for Miss Global Zimbabwe 2013 or via e-mail on nyasha.mutsauri01@gmail.com

***Love and Light***