Wikiwand AI

Kiki Divaris

Greek fashion designer and war hero From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vasilliki Babaletakis "Kiki" Divaris (c. 13 September 1925 in Sparta[1] – 5 December 2015) was a Greek fashion designer, model and the first white woman to have been declared a liberation war hero in Zimbabwe.

Early life

Divaris grew up in Cape Town.[2]

Career

Divaris was a close friend of Robert Mugabe, his first wife Sally, and current wife, Grace. She created the Miss Zimbabwe beauty pageant.[2] In 2012, at 88, she still ran the event.[3] In 2013, she handed over the Miss Zimbabwe business to Mary Mubaiwa.[4]

Death

Divaris died in her sleep on 5 December 2015, at the Borrowdale Clinic Trauma Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe, from pneumonia.[5] She was 90.

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks