Lyshanda Moyas is a Zimbabwean beauty queen, nurse, finance and marketing professional, model, and women’s health advocate who gained national and international prominence in May 2025 when she was crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025 at a glittering ceremony held at the Hippodrome in Harare.
A woman of extraordinary breadth, a qualified healthcare professional who also works as a finance executive and has spent 14 years in modelling and pageantry, Lyshanda represents a compelling vision of what the modern beauty queen can and should be: not merely beautiful, but purposeful, educated, professionally accomplished, and driven by a genuine desire to make a difference in the world.
Profile
| Full Name | Lyshanda Moyas |
| Born | 1998 |
| Age | Approximately 27 years old (as of 2026) |
| Birthplace | Gweru (raised in Harare), Zimbabwe |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Occupation | Beauty Queen, Nurse, Finance & Marketing Executive, Model, Women’s Health Advocate |
| Ethnicity | Ndebele, Shona, and English descent |
| Siblings | One younger sibling (eldest of two children) |
| Relationship | Private |
| Title | Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025; Miss Intercontinental Zimbabwe 2021 |
Early Life
Lyshanda Moyas was born in 1998, representing Gweru in the Miss Universe Zimbabwe pageant, though she was raised in Harare, Zimbabwe’s vibrant capital city. She is the eldest of two children, growing up in a diverse and culturally rich household that blended Ndebele, Shona, and English heritage, a multicultural identity that has contributed to her broad cultural empathy and her ability to connect with audiences from diverse backgrounds.
Growing up in Harare, Lyshanda was exposed from an early age to Zimbabwe’s rich cultural traditions and to the possibilities that education and ambition could unlock for a young woman. She developed a deep interest in both healthcare and business, two seemingly different fields that she came to see as connected by their shared demands for discipline, compassion, and purposeful action. Her confidence, poise, and ambition were evident from her school years, where she began to develop the qualities that would eventually define her public persona.
Education
Lyshanda Moyas pursued a dual professional education that reflects the remarkable breadth of her intellectual ambitions. She trained as a nurse, qualifying as a healthcare professional, a career that placed her at the frontlines of patient care and women’s health advocacy. She also earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in Marketing and Strategic Brand Management, equipping her with the business acumen and strategic communication skills that she has applied both in her corporate career and in her pageantry platform messaging. This rare combination of a healthcare qualification and a business degree has made her an unusually well-rounded professional and a standout competitor in the world of beauty pageants, where advocacy platforms are increasingly central to success.
Career
Lyshanda Moyas’ professional journey is defined by its extraordinary diversity. As a qualified nurse, she worked in healthcare settings, gaining firsthand experience of the challenges facing women’s health in Zimbabwe, an experience that has directly informed her pageant advocacy platform focusing on women’s health, industry innovation, and infrastructure development. After her healthcare training, she transitioned into the corporate sector, working as a finance and marketing executive, a move that demonstrates her professional flexibility and her ability to excel in environments as different as a hospital ward and a corporate boardroom.
Her modelling career began in 2011 when she started modelling professionally at the age of approximately 13, making her a veteran of the modelling and pageantry world by the time she won Miss Universe Zimbabwe in 2025. Over her 14 years in modelling and pageantry, she participated in multiple beauty competitions, building the stage presence, discipline, and competitive experience that would eventually take her to the very top of Zimbabwe’s pageant landscape.
A major early milestone came in 2021 when she was crowned Miss Intercontinental Zimbabwe, a significant national title that earned her selection to represent Zimbabwe at the Miss Intercontinental 2021 competition, though she ultimately withdrew from that international competition. She was also a Miss International Zimbabwe 2023 candidate, further demonstrating her consistent presence at the top of Zimbabwean beauty pageant circles.
The defining moment of her career came on May 14, 2025, when she competed against 19 other Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025 candidates at the Harare Hippodrome in Braeside and was crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025 by the outgoing titleholder, Sakhile Dube. Her win was greeted with widespread national celebration. Her prize package included a brand-new Mercedes-Benz car and the honour of representing Zimbabwe at the 74th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2025.
At Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand, Lyshanda represented Zimbabwe with distinction. She impressed judges and audiences with her elegance, intelligence, and her compelling advocacy for UN Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, a platform that reflected both her professional background and her vision for Zimbabwe’s future. She reached the Top 30 finalists, a strong performance for Zimbabwe on the global stage, and won the Best Voice for Change Award, recognizing her exceptional commitment to social advocacy.
Awards & Nominations
- Miss Intercontinental Zimbabwe 2021
- Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025 – crowned May 14, 2025
- Best Voice for Change Award – Miss Universe 2025
- Top 30 Finalist – Miss Universe 2025, Bangkok, Thailand
Social Media
Lyshanda Moyas maintains an active social media presence, particularly on Instagram, where she shares updates about her professional life, advocacy work, pageant journey, and personal reflections. Her social media platforms have been significantly amplified following her Miss Universe Zimbabwe win and her appearance at the global Miss Universe pageant.
Personal Life
Lyshanda Moyas keeps her romantic and personal life largely private. She is the eldest of two siblings and remains deeply connected to her Zimbabwean roots despite her growing international profile. She is a proud representative of Zimbabwe’s Ndebele, Shona, and English cultural heritage. In 2025, she made international travel a part of her public life as Miss Universe Zimbabwe, visiting England to support Zimbabwe’s national cricket team (the Chevrons) in May 2025 before heading to Thailand for the Miss Universe competition in November 2025.
She has described finding no contradiction between her identities as a nurse, a finance professional, a model, and a beauty queen, arguing that all of her professional paths are united by the common values of discipline, compassion, purpose, and impact.
Net Worth
Lyshanda Moyas’ net worth has not been publicly verified, though it is growing given her high-profile Miss Universe Zimbabwe title, brand partnerships, and professional career. Her prize package from the Miss Universe Zimbabwe win included a Mercedes-Benz, and her profile following the global pageant has opened significant commercial opportunities for brand endorsements, speaking engagements, and professional consulting.
FAQs
Who is Lyshanda Moyas?
She is the reigning Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025, a qualified nurse, finance and marketing executive, and women’s health advocate from Zimbabwe.
When was Lyshanda Moyas crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe?
She was crowned on May 14, 2025, at the Hippodrome in Harare, Zimbabwe.
How did she do at Miss Universe 2025?
She reached the Top 30 finalists and won the Best Voice for Change Award at the Miss Universe 2025 competition in Thailand.
What is Lyshanda Moyas’ advocacy platform?
She advocates for UN Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, as well as women’s health.
Conclusion
Lyshanda Moyas is the embodiment of the modern beauty queen: educated, professionally accomplished, passionately purposeful, and authentically herself. Her journey from Gweru to the Harare Hippodrome and then to the Miss Universe stage in Bangkok is a story that inspires not just for its glamour but for the depth of substance that underpins it. As she continues her reign and builds on the international platform her Miss Universe Zimbabwe title has provided, Lyshanda Moyas stands as one of Zimbabwe’s most exciting and multidimensional young ambassadors to the world.