Mushandu’s reign came to an end on April 27 when she crowned the new queen whose road to success apparently was a rocky one.
Although her glory began shining when she was crowned Miss Grade Five at Nketa Primary School in Bulawayo, she has seen more tribulations than roses.
As a Jehova’s Witness Church member, she was threatened with expulsion from the day church officials heard of her modeling aspirations.
As if that was not enough, when she finally made it into the Miss Zimbabwe finalists, the Miss Zimbabwe Trust the “licence” holders for Miss World, were faced with an uphill task of organising a pageant from virtually nothing.
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) who had for the previous six years sponsored the event, pulled out as the financiers and the trust was left on its own.She and a whole lot of other beauties suffered what appeared to be a war between ZTA and the Miss Zimbabwe Trust.
On a number of occasions, Dlakama and her fellow contestants endured nights without food, besides being booted from their lodgings.
But however on the night of April 27 the storm stopped and the heavens opened another page of light in her life. She was crowned Miss Zimbabwe and now holds the hopes of the nation.
“It is not going to be easy,” said Dlakama.
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“Malaika did exceptionally well and I don’t think I will ever be ready to walk on a similar ramp as she did.”
She says she would like to work on cancer awareness and treatment projects. Malaika worked on water and sanitation projects
“I would love to have all women get tested for cervical and breast cancer. I also want to foster change on stereotype perceptions on models,” she said.Dlakama is the last born in a family of four girls.
She is currently studying for a degree in Developmental Studies with Midlands State University.
