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When Heaven Breaux watched Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi walk the runway, and later win, the 2019 Miss Universe pageant on her TV at home in Lafayette, the pre-teen looked at her mom and asked, Why can t I do that?
As Tunzi walked on stage she was so elegant, shiny and graceful, Heaven said. The South African queen went on to win the world title, and the little girl in southwest Louisiana was hooked.
Yolanda Breaux, who had never done pageants herself, thought for a second before answering her only daughter. Why can t you? she said, finally. Her watching pageants is like someone else watching the Super Bowl, Breaux said. When she saw Miss Universe, there was no stopping.