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South Africa’s First Black Miss World Delegate Dies at 76

April 22, 2026
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Cynthia Shange, the first black woman to represent South Africa at Miss World during apartheid, has died at the age of 76. The multi-award-winning actress and model passed away at a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province following an illness, her family confirmed. Born in 1949 in Durban, Shange rose to prominence in the early 1970s when [] The post South Africa’s First Black Miss World Delegate Dies at 76 appeared first on Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service.

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