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In memory of kiki divaris
Vasilliki Babaletakis "Kiki" Divaris (c. 13 September 1925 in Sparta – 5 December 2015) was a Greek fashion designer, former model and has the first white woman to be declared a liberation war hero in Zimbabwe.
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Early life
Kiki Divaris grew up in Cape Town.
Career
Divaris was a close friend of Robert Mugabe, his first wife Sally, and current wife, Grace. She created the Miss Zimbabwe beauty pageant. In 2012, at 88, she still runs the event In 2013, she handed over the Miss Zim business to Mary Mubaiwa.
Death
Divaris died in her sleep on 5 December 2015, at the Borrowdale Clinic Trauma Centre, from pneumonia.
References
Kiki Divaris Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA