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"Know your worth. Invest in yourself. Know your WHY, in everything you do be intentional. Do at least one thing with your end in mind everyday."
"The fear of poverty and being ordinary inspired me to be an entrepreneur"
"Winning Miss ZimWinning Miss Zimbabwe 2005 was a life changing moment for me as it opened doors I never thought I could go through. It was fulfilling and rewarding and proved to be a great platform for me to establish my career and brand.babwe 2005 was a life changing moment for me as it opened doors I never thought I could go through. It was fulfilling and rewarding and proved to be a great platform for me to establish my career and brand."
"I’m a woman trying to live life in the most exciting way possible! I work as an actress, that way I can experience many lives!"
"When you watch sci-fi you get completely engrossed in the world. It allows you to feel like a child, completely. So I’ve always loved the sci-fi genre."
"My very first memory of acting was for fun at my grandfather’s house during Christmas. My siblings, cousins, and I would put on plays and performances. My first professional role was in the feature film, Kini and Adams in 1997."
"Besides having to look my best, I have felt pressure to be sexy and to live up to Eurocentric standards of beauty. Defiantly, I am committed to portraying myself in the most authentic way possible. It isn’t always easy, but I believe that by embracing all of myself I can play my part in expanding the definition of what is considered beautiful and successful."
"I’ve learned that what people call mistakes are simply great discoveries!"
"I know how to swim, but I’m not a strong swimmer so that was probably the most challenging thing was shooting the scenes underwater. So we had to get training. I had breath holding training and I also had to get PADI certified"
"I got to the point where I can hold my breath for two minutes and twenty-eight seconds. Even though they use some CGI we still have to be in the water. We also have to use doubles because it does get tiring"
"I think that we touch in a lot of themes that are very current. One of those for example, being race. Us being sisters and us being different races, in the world where we come from as mermaids, that doesn’t matter. Considering everything happening in the world right now, it is a big thing to say that doesn’t matter"
"We are sisters and we are in a completely different world. Yes, It touches on us being foreigners in a foreign land. Just being on land is completely new to us"
"When I think of great performances, I remember how much I was affected by them and how the actresses and actors allowed themselves to be vulnerable and take the audience on a journey with them. There are a lot of good actresses and actors, the great ones are the ones that you remember, whose performances stand out"
"I think my big break was when I worked on Black Sails (Starz) in South Africa. It was my first international series where I had more than a couple of lines. I got to spend a lot of time on set with the lead actresses and actors who were from all over the world. Talking to them and hearing their stories opened my eyes to what’s possible and affirmed my desire to go to Hollywood"
"I made sure I was physically fit so I was ready for what was required of me. I had breath-hold training to learn how to hold my breath for long periods of time. I trained to get a Padi open water diving certificate, which taught me how to use diving equipment and how to work in deep water"
"It was scary in the beginning, I remember thinking I was going to die during the screen test but I kept pushing myself and it was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had in my life"
"Life has no synopsis; I stand here today as a cervical cancer survivor. It’s not about my ingenuity but God’s Grace and Mercy. I was diagnosed in time. I am begging men to remind their wives and spouses to go for regular checkups for cervical cancer"
"When men support their wives, it would mean that a disease like cancer would soon be a thing of the past. Cervical cancer is the only cancer treatable through vaccine. Let’s open up on our problems in every space that we’re in. For us to be able to overcome these problems let’s learn to forgive and forget"
"The past couple of years have been mainly consumed by serious health challenges and grief, which slowed me down professionally, but I have grown immensely spiritually and mentally"
"Apart from living with stage four endometriosis, I was diagnosed with early-stage cervical cancer and my father passed away amid much disharmony within our family"
"These things completely discombobulated me just at a time I was back at the top of my game in my acting and radio broadcasting careers"
"The egg business is back to rising profits again with a focus on distribution at the wholesale level"
"My flourishing entrepreneurial journey with my egg business, Mazai KwaTino, and my footwear label, Famba Tino Famba, also took a hammering because they are still both hands-on enterprises and need me physically to steer their growth"
"Business is growing steadily too. I employ 12 women in the shoe production chain. I’m focused. I know I will win. It’s all part of God’s promise and His plan for me."
"But I had to put my physical and mental health first, I had to deliberately take a step back from everything and focus on treatment, healing and restoration of my mind and body."
"Fast forward to 2024, I can safely say I am back on the rise again all around, except now, I am 100 percent more mature in my approach to everything. I’m still on my cancer healing and restoration journey and it’s coming along very well"
"I learnt a lot through the cancer scare and being a person of action and empowerment of others, I have become a cervical cancer awareness advocate."
"In branding myself ‘Tinopona — the Accidental Advocate’, I use my extensive social media platforms to spearhead cancer awareness campaigns for women in Zimbabwe."
"My main focus is in spreading the gospel of ‘early detection saves lives’ because if the doctors had not discovered the cancer early, I don’t think I would have beaten it."
"In sharing my cancer journey publicly, I speak as a patient, not as a celebrity, politician economist, or anything, but just a Zimbabwean citizen who has gone through this difficult experience."
"I have been able to use my brand to pull together resources and companies in the health sector to facilitate periodic free cervical and prostate cancer screening days across the country."
"I’m currently in the process of putting together a free screening day for women of Mashonaland East Province in September at Murehwa Centre"
"Growing up it was not easy for me, witnessing my mother go through difficult times trying to make ends meet in raising me up"
"There are times that are still painful for me to talk about, but my mother is a fighter and she gets things done and she never gives up and here I am today thanks to her"
"My mother always told me that she could not give me the world, but only education because that’s the inheritance I get to keep for life. I remember one time I had to go for entrance tests for my Form One. We had to walk from Lynwood Mvuma to Holy Cross High School by foot because it was a matter of saving for entrance test fees"
"Those who are familiar with Chirumanzu know that it is a long distance between those places. I recall we left the house at around 2am in the morning for us to get to Holy Cross before 8am for the entrance test. I also remember when I had to stay with my grandmother and mother was at school and we were financially strained. I had to walk to school without shoes"
"This one time in Form 4, my mother had to wake up at around 4am to ask for financial help from one of the farmers in order for my school fees to get paid"
"It was not easy to be there. When I look back at everything, I truly believe that"
"I have so many people who are not even related to me to thank for helping my mother to send me to school. I always try to reflect on how I got here so that I can get motivated to try and do better"
"I had the privilege to be raised by strong independent women, when my mother fell sick and when she also had an opportunity to go back to school I had to go and live with my grandmother. The most amazing human being ever, I wish she was here to celebrate this moment with me"
"My late grandmother taught me how to cook, how to take care of myself, how to pray and to work for something, she was like my second mother,” said Charlotte. “She would always tell me that there is nothing for free in this world. My grandmother was a tailor and she would make us clothes, but to get them you had to do something in return either help weeding the fields or fetch firewood and then she would give them to us"
"I used to shrink myself in the crowds so that people won’t see how tall I am, because I used to get mocked for being the tallest girl in class and at school. Even walking in the streets right now, people still find it amusing that I am this tall"
"So, I never participated in anything that would make me stand out as I was always referred to as “toro” tall girl and to me back then it diminished my confidence"
"Honestly, it was about giving myself the grace to try so that I will not regret later on. What I have learned is that if you give yourself grace to try God always meets you along the way"
"But I am accepting these changes with a grateful heart as I know that being chosen amongst the most beautifully intelligent young ladies in my country, God saw fit and worthy of me to be crowned. I know it takes hard work, preparation, sweat and sleepless nights to be selected among the best 11 contestants, but to be crowned I believe it is destiny"
"I came to Harare through tertiary education at the University of Zimbabwe, I was fortunate enough to get my first friend there and still my friend helped me get used to the Harare life and I quickly adjusted"
"I was not prepared and as always, I was planning on sabotaging myself again. These auditions happened when I was still preparing for the Makanaka fashion show. The time for Miss Zimbabwe Queen auditions was clashing with my rehearsal schedule"
"However, my friends from the Makanaka fashion show knew I once spoke about auditioning so when the time was going against me, they offered to drive me to the venue. My other friend offered to do my make-up and we did at the Rainbow Towers bathroom. I am so grateful to these people because they did not give me a room to make an excuse and I showed up for the auditions"
"When I started writing these book chapters, my mother reminded me that even in primary school, I was always commended for writing good compositions. I believe it’s something that was in me that wanted to be nurtured. When I write I get this sense of joy when I look at my work and it’s fulfilling"