When you enjoy the moment you're in, it shows in your actions, it shows in your words, in your expressions and in your eyes.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Nothing will land on your lap, you need to work hard and fight for your dreams.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

You don't need a title or a crown or a sash to be able to stand together with other women.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

We are not just a farming area, Africa has great potential and we are a developing continent.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

A woman should be allowed to be whoever and whatever she wants to be and she should be respected for that.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

I realized that women that stand together and take hands can be unbreakable.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

I've heard many women say that they were afraid to come out or they were too ashamed to talk about it because they thought it was something they had done to promote the man to sexually harass them - and that is not the case.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

I managed to escape a violent carjacking. It was a very traumatizing point in my life and it made me realized that many women in South Africa are affected by crimes like this.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

And when I won Miss Universe, I got a global platform, which gave me a louder voice to be able to reach more women from every corner of the world. No matter where we live, our circumstances or how we grew up, we want to feel love, we want to feel cared for, and we want to feel powerful.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

I want to encourage women not to feel weak. Don't be afraid to speak out.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

To ask for help does not make you weak. And that was something I felt after I was carjacked. I felt shame. I felt embarrassed. I felt weak about it. That's not the case at all. Once I did get help, I managed to overcome it and make something special with it, instead of not doing anything about it.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

I was the first girl in my high school to be chosen as head girl of both my school and my hoste. I was also elected as the Deputy Junior Mayor of the George City Council in grade 11.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

I admire woman like Marissa Mayer, the first female engineer and then CEO of Yahoo. Women who don't only strive to be the equals of men, but who strive to live up to their full potential.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Becoming Miss Universe made me realize that women worldwide face the same challenges daily, such as various forms of violence and crime, physical and emotional abuse, and toxic relationships, among others.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

My hope is that Unbreakable will inspire women to believe in themselves, to value themselves and to know that asking for help does not mean you are weak.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

HIV/AIDS is a very big problem in my country South Africa, so I hope to stand as an advocate for that.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

In some places, women get paid 75 percent of what men earn for doing the same job, working the same hours, and I do not believe that is right.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

I think we should have equal work for equal pay for women all over the world.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

As Miss Universe, you have to be confident in who you are. Miss Universe has to overcome her fears and teach others to do the same. And nothing is ever too much to ask for. That is exactly who I am.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

In my carjack I immediately knew not to resist. I put my hands up, I didn't make eye contact, I didn't speak with them, I didn't argue with them, and he searched me - I knew he was going to search me, because I was told they would probably search you for phones or keys. I think once you expect something it's not as scary.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Quotes

When you enjoy the moment you're in, it shows in your actions, it shows in your words, in your expressions and in your eyes.

Nothing will land on your lap, you need to work hard and fight for your dreams.

You don't need a title or a crown or a sash to be able to stand together with other women.

We are not just a farming area, Africa has great potential and we are a developing continent.

A woman should be allowed to be whoever and whatever she wants to be and she should be respected for that.

I realized that women that stand together and take hands can be unbreakable.

I've heard many women say that they were afraid to come out or they were too ashamed to talk about it because they thought it was something they had done to promote the man to sexually harass them - and that is not the case.

I managed to escape a violent carjacking. It was a very traumatizing point in my life and it made me realized that many women in South Africa are affected by crimes like this.

And when I won Miss Universe, I got a global platform, which gave me a louder voice to be able to reach more women from every corner of the world. No matter where we live, our circumstances or how we grew up, we want to feel love, we want to feel cared for, and we want to feel powerful.

I want to encourage women not to feel weak. Don't be afraid to speak out.

To ask for help does not make you weak. And that was something I felt after I was carjacked. I felt shame. I felt embarrassed. I felt weak about it. That's not the case at all. Once I did get help, I managed to overcome it and make something special with it, instead of not doing anything about it.

I was the first girl in my high school to be chosen as head girl of both my school and my hoste. I was also elected as the Deputy Junior Mayor of the George City Council in grade 11.

I admire woman like Marissa Mayer, the first female engineer and then CEO of Yahoo. Women who don't only strive to be the equals of men, but who strive to live up to their full potential.

Becoming Miss Universe made me realize that women worldwide face the same challenges daily, such as various forms of violence and crime, physical and emotional abuse, and toxic relationships, among others.

My hope is that Unbreakable will inspire women to believe in themselves, to value themselves and to know that asking for help does not mean you are weak.

HIV/AIDS is a very big problem in my country South Africa, so I hope to stand as an advocate for that.

In some places, women get paid 75 percent of what men earn for doing the same job, working the same hours, and I do not believe that is right.

I think we should have equal work for equal pay for women all over the world.

As Miss Universe, you have to be confident in who you are. Miss Universe has to overcome her fears and teach others to do the same. And nothing is ever too much to ask for. That is exactly who I am.