What is the problem with Uganda ...?
This was the crown question whose answer would decide the queen who will represent Uganda at the Miss World.
Well, wasn’t just only about the answer. How the beauties paraded out on the podium in the finals of the Miss Uganda beauty pageantry inside the Royal Imperial Hotel last Saturday night was the decider.
You have to remember this is where the award-winning American gospel great, Nicole C. Mullen and team are staying and we saw her signing autographs, beaming watts of smile to fans as she went to the hotel restaurant for a bite.
"Answers varied and unvaried, ritualistic killing of children in Uganda, hunger and starvation, violent crime to organized crime, and burst sewers across the city. Joblessness among the youth, unaffordable health care and uneven distribution of national resources" were cited by the contestants – something ruling NRM government billboards across the city streets claim otherwise!
One that was not to be mentioned by Kampala’s beauties but that kept the audience wishing for more Waragi shots was the dull emceeing techniques, by a 'wacky' duo of one Mackenzie of Hot 100 FM and UBC's Laurine - who suggestively hugged a haggard looking and untested newly crowned Mr. Uganda, Lincoln Binomugisha.
The newly crowned Mr. Uganda was decided swiftly a single strut down the fiberglass runway ,and he was gone in a huff moments after.
The women were the attraction apparently. After hours of question and answer session that didn't seem to end for most, and show of modest creative regimen that saw the ladies do the gaitsy, and bosom gyration ‘Kona dance', with a fashion banquet in numerous categories including a steamy beach-swimwear category, the judges were ready with the scores.
Lead in great ability and prowess by one Allan Kasuja of Capital FM in Kampala, the panel of judges of former Miss Uganda Monica Kasyate and Van Narthan gave their verdict that was announced by the models' chaperon with the longest pony-tail in that night, the beautiful Miss Diana Alinafe who was once a winner in the regional categories and who was the manager of the event.
“And the winner is, contestant number one, Heyzme Nansubuga!”
A beaming Miss Nansubuga however appeared very calm the whole time, the announcement coming somewhat as no surprise, but she later spoke to The Star. The judges scored big with me in my areas of strengths that include confidence, intelligence and ability to interact, with a great smile”.
But shortly after the winner was announced, Mr. Kasujja told journalists of the grim fact that Miss Aisha Nagudi had actually been the judges highest scorer, distancing himself from the newly crowned princess. But Joyce Church, the holder of the Miss World licence in Uganda and event organiser said the judges' decision wasn't final, since winning according to her 'was not solely based on the activities of the evening.
Other judges at the pageant included former Tri-Star Apparel Managing Director, Veluppilai Kananathan, Miss Uganda 1995 Phiona Piloya and 2007 Miss Uganda Monica Kansiime Kasyate.
The girls had been apparently awarded marks during a three-week bootcamp in Entebbe according to Joyce Church, herself a British national.
Wendy, (TPF 2 contestant), and hip hop artist, BSG Labongo from Gulu entertained those in attendance to a ragga session.
Photos|Carl Odera
Photos|Carl Odera
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