African nation’s second-annual albino competition. At Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe crowned a king and queen of a unique beauty pageant Friday night. Edson Mambinge and Ayanda Sibanda were announced the winners of the African nation’s second-annual albino competition. Mambinge, a 21-year-old fitness trainer, heard plenty of hoots and hollers from female audience members at the Harare ceremony. “My God, he is such a hunk!” shouted one spectator, while another one blurted out, “That’s what I call a real man!” as Mambinge rocked the catwalk. Sibanda, an 18-year-old model with albinism, said she’s had to overcome hurtful slurs by friends and family, who have referred to her as “yellow” or “white.” “I am black, that’s what I thought," said Sibanda on Friday. “But then I am always made to feel otherwise.” At the pageant, both competitors and organizers spoke candidly about the prejudice they face on a daily basis due to albinism. Approximately 70,000 of Zimbabwe’s 16 million residents are born with albinism, according to government...