Kiki Divaris dies aged 90

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Kiki Divaris dies aged 90 Kiki Divaris

The Sunday Mail

Shamiso Yikoniko
Prominent modelling guru and philanthropist, Mrs Vassiliki Babaletakis Divaris, better known as Kiki Divaris has died.
She died yesterday, 72 hours after admission to Borrowdale Clinic Trauma Centre for pneumonia.
She was 90.
Her son Dimitris said, “She died peacefully in her sleep at 0237, after getting admitted for a serious bout of pneumonia at Borrowdale Clinic’s Trauma Centre,” he said. “We are yet to finalise burial arrangements.”
Chairperson of the Miss Zimbabwe Trust Mrs Mary Chiwenga described Kiki’s death as a great loss to the modelling industry.
“Today is the day that changes the dynamics of Miss World Zimbabwe and Miss Zimbabwe Trust. She reminds me of the epitome that was Princess Diana and the greatness of Mother Theressa. She gave love and made Zimbabwe a better place to live in,” she said.
Modelling Industry Association of Zimbabwe spokesperson Mr Wilbert Rukato added: “The passing of Kiki has left an irreplaceable void in our industry as she died before we even grasped her vision and flair of what she hoped the modelling industry to be like.”
Kiki surfaced in the public arena shortly after Independence as a renowned designer of the dress worn by the first black Miss Zimbabwe.
She became president of the Greek Hellenic Ladies’ Association, and worked closely with late First Lady Amai Sally Mugabe, before becoming chair of the Child Survival and Development Foundation, whose patron was President Mugabe.
She was born in 1925 in Greece and survived by two sons Sotirios and Dimitris, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mourners are gathered at 68 Churchill Avenue, Alexandra Park, Harare.

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