- Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi crowned her successor, Andrea Meza from Mexico, at the 69th edition of the pageant on Sunday.
- About representing the country at Miss Universe in Hollywood, Florida, she said: "It was really everything I could have wished for and more."
- "And it was hard to accept. It wasn't something I expected. I'm still trying to understand, and there is obviously not a certain answer I am going to get at this moment," she said about not placing in the top 21.
Miss Universe South Africa Natasha Joubert spoke about her Miss Universe journey during a 58-minute live video on Instagram and answered questions from her followers.
Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi crowned her successor, Andrea Meza from Mexico, at the 69th edition of the pageant on Sunday.
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Despite not securing a spot in the top 21, Natasha made the country proud and in an Instagram post on Monday; she said: "I'm proud of the work we have done, the way we competed and for always staying true to myself."
About representing the country at Miss Universe, she said: "It was really everything I could have wished for and more. Like, since the day I arrived, up to interviews, up to prelims. I'm just so grateful that I actually had the opportunity to walk the stage.
"The whole experience was amazing," she said.
Natasha admits that she was "blindsided" and "disappointed" by not placing in the top 21, but added: "The one thing I told myself before going to Miss Universe was regardless of the outcome if I did everything I could and if I'm happy with my performance, I need to be content with whatever the outcome is.
"And it was hard to accept. It wasn't something I expected. I'm still trying to understand, and there is obviously not a certain answer I am going to get at this moment.
"Everything happens for a reason, and that's literally the only thing I can look at - is saying, there's a reason why I didn't make it to top 21," she said.
"It's not something I understand currently. It's not something I expected to happen. It was extremely hard standing there. And knowing that South Africa did so well for three years. But I gave everything, and I am proud of myself for standing there. And I overcame so many things that I struggled with for such a long time," she said.
According to Natasha, she went into the competition wanting to make South Africa proud. "If I did that, I'm happy," she said.
But this is not the end for Natasha, and she is excited to continue working on her project Destiny Designed and get started on her clothing line.
"I want to do a ready-to-wear collection, do more modelling work. I'm really excited for what's ahead," she said.
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