Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters attends Madiba statue unveiling in NYC

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters flew SA's flag high - literally - at an event in honour of Madiba in New York.

The reigning Miss Universe attended the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit held at the United Nations General Assembly. 

"Grateful for the opportunity to represent my country, South Africa," Demi-Leigh wrote on Instagram. 

The 23-year-old carried a small South African flag with her and proudly waved it around for all to see.

Demi also attended the unveiling of a statue in Nelson Mandela's honour. The statue was a gift from SA to the United Nations.

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Nelson Mandela Peace Summit hosted at the @unitednations . Grateful for the opportunity to represent my country, South Africa 🇿🇦 #UNGA

A post shared by Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (@demileighnp) on Sep 25, 2018 at 12:30pm PDT

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“As Miss Universe, I have a global platform - and a global responsibility - to advocate for causes and issues that are important to me.” ⠀ ... Today, #MissUniverse @DemiLeighNP represented @SmileTrain during the @UnitedNations General Assembly #UNGA.

A post shared by Miss Universe (@missuniverse) on Sep 20, 2018 at 12:40pm PDT

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