“Winning was not my ultimate goal, I just wanted to show the full figured body of an African woman,” said the curvaceous princess, who hails from the Zim Gossip cradle, a modelling agency run by Mercy Mushaninga.
“All the other pageants are always looking for the slim and slender ones, so when I heard about this pageant, I said this is surely my time to shine,” she said.
“Being curvy does not mean that one is fat. It is important is to exercise and be in perfect shape. Traditionally being big was a sign of wealth, but we must get rid of the fat and maintain a curvy body.” She condemned women who used pills and concoctions in an attempt to be curvy. “All those pills have side effects. People end up looking funny with one hip bigger than the other.”
Gadeni, who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UZ and said it was important for one to have beauty and brains to counter exploitation in the industry. She is part of Models against hunger in Africa, a Zim Gossip initiative that assists disadvantaged children.
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