Trailblazing black beauty queen who defied apartheid South Africa dies aged 76
At the 1972 Miss World contest, Cynthia Shange was one of two contestants from South Africa - one black and one white.
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At the 1972 Miss World contest, Cynthia Shange was one of two contestants from South Africa - one black and one white.
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