WATCH | Villagers overjoyed by Zozi's crowning moment

Zozibini Tunzi, of South Africa, is crowned Miss Universe by her predecessor, Catriona Gray of the Philippines, at the 2019 Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.

Image: ELIJAH NOUVELAGE Zozibini Tunzi, of South Africa, is crowned Miss Universe by her predecessor, Catriona Gray of the Philippines, at the 2019 Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.

Villagers from Zozibini Tunzi's home, the Eastern Cape village of Sidwadweni, Tsolo, were overjoyed after she was crowned as the new Miss Universe.

DispatchLIVE was there to capture the happy moment.