Judith Heard Explained
Judith Allen Heard |
Birth Name: | Judith Heard |
Birth Date: | 13 March 1986 |
Birth Place: | Gulu, Uganda |
Agency: | Bryan Morel Publications |
Occupation: | Model, fashion designer |
Years Active: | 2002 - present |
Citizenship: | Uganda |
Known For: | Modelling, Fashion designs, Environmental advocacy, Tourism, community work |
Judith Allen Heard, commonly known as Judith Heard (born 13 March 1986),[1] [2] is a Ugandan environmentalist, fashion model and event host known for launching the 50 Million Trees for Africa climate change campaign.[3] [4] [5] She was crowned Miss Africa in Miss Elite Awards 2021 from Egypt, Miss Environment International Africa 2022 in Mumbai, India and Hollywood Green Carpet Fashion Awards’ Global Young Leader for her interplay between ecological action, civil rights, equality and global feminism in 2024.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Background and education
She was born in 1986 in Gulu, Uganda to the Late. John Musana[10] and Olive Night Bitature .[11] Judith studied from Kampala Parents Primary School, Kigali Parents School,[12] Fawe Girls Secondary School and later Ndera Secondary School in Kigali Rwanda.[4] [13]
Career
Judith Heard is a model by profession. Based on accounts by a publicist at BMP, Judith moved to Uganda and started working with Sylivia Owori's modelling company [5] and became the face of African Woman Magazine in 2002.[4] She has taken part in different runways such as New York fashion week,[14] [15] [16] Paris Fashion Week,[17] [18] Rwanda Collective Fashion Week,[19] [14] Abryanz Fashion style and Fashion awards.[20] In September 2020, Judith Heard was invited to represent Uganda in Miss Elite Competitions 2020 in Egypt.[8] [21]
Personal life
Judith Heard married Richard Heard in 2003 and they divorced in 2014.[22] She is a mother of 3; Brandon Richard Heard, Branda Jolie Heard and Briana Bella Heard.[23]
Other considerations
In February 2019, Judith launched Day One Global[24] an advocacy organisation that seeks to curb Sexual harassment and rape among women.[25] She has worked with Sanyu babies home in Kampala.[26] [13] [27] [28]
Nominations and awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Abryanz Style And Fashion Awards | Most Stylish Female of the Year | Judith Heard | | [29] |
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2016 | Reel African Hero | Hero of the month | Judith Heard | | [30] [31] |
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2016 | Abryanz Style And Fashion Awards | Most Stylish Female of the Year | Judith Heard | | [32] |
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2017 | Starqt Awards | Best Dressed Female Lady | Judith Heard | | |
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2017 | Abryanz Style And Fashion Awards | Most Stylish Female Celebrity of the Year | Judith Heard | | [33] [34] |
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2018 | Abryanz Style And Fashion Awards | Most Stylish Female Celebrity of the Year | Judith Heard | | [35] [36] |
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2021 | Miss Elite Awards | Miss Africa | Judith Heard | |
2022 | Miss Environment International | India | | [37] | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2020-09-08. 34 Year Old Socialite Judith Heard to Represent Uganda at Miss Elite-Egypt 2020 • The Campus Times. 2021-05-13. The Campus Times. en-US.
- Web site: I’m pretty and blessed, haters are expected-Judith Heard. 2021-05-13. Daily Monitor. en.
- Web site: Roger Mugisha, Judith Heard, And Jackie O To Host Abryanz Fashion Awards – Chano8. Roy. Ruva. 2020-12-30. 2022-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20220417105423/https://chano8.com/roger-mugisha-judith-heard-jackie-o-host-abryanz-fashion-awards/. dead.
- Web site:
- WCW: Judith Heard, the down to earth socialite with a big heart for the needy
. January 4, 2017.
- Web site: Judith Heard blends beauty and charity. The East African.
- Web site: Judith Heard crowned Miss Elite Africa 2021 - 2022. May 30, 2021.
- Web site: JUDITH HEARD TO REPRESENT UGANDA AT MISS ELITE 2020. – Miss Elite.
- Web site: Judith Heard to Represent Uganda in Miss Elite-Egypt 2020. Pearl Elisabeth. Kitimbo. September 8, 2020.
- Web site: Judith Heard crowned Miss Elite Africa. May 30, 2021.
- Web site: The Unknown Biography Of Ugandan Model Judith Heard. blizz.co.ug.
- Web site: Judith Heard on her role in 'Muganga' local TV series. April 3, 2015. The New Times | Rwanda.
- Web site: Judith Heard blends beauty and charity. The East African.
- Web site: Judith Heard: A Model with passion for the underprivileged . New Vision . 2008-10-27 . 2020-09-25.
- Web site: Contact Support. satisfashionug.com.
- Web site: Photos: Judith Heard shines at New York Fashion Week | Showbizuganda. Denzel. Shantel.
- Web site: Umunyarwanda Judith Heard aragaragara muri New York Fashion Week. genesisbizz.com.
- Web site: Stella Atal, Judith Heard represent Uganda at International Fashion event in Paris. November 9, 2018.
- Web site: Contact Support. satisfashionug.com.
- Web site: Judith Heard shines at Collective Fashion Week in Rwanda. June 15, 2017.
- Web site: 3 TIME ASFA WINNER JUDITH HEARD SET TO REPRESENT UGANDA AT MISS ELITE IN EGYPT. September 15, 2020. ASFAs. December 30, 2020. July 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728163046/https://abryanzstyleandfashionawards.com/3-time-asfa-winner-judith-heard-set-to-represent-uganda-at-miss-elite-in-egypt/. dead.
- Web site: Judith Heard to represent Uganda in Miss Elite Pageant. September 7, 2020.
- Web site: 2019-01-23. Judith Heard Reveals Why She Broke Up With Husband Richard Heard. 2021-04-08. ChimpReports. en-US.
- Web site: Here comes celebrity Nnalongo Judith Heard. Shifa. Mwesigye. The Observer - Uganda.
- Web site: Judith Heard Launches 'Day One Global' To Fight Rape & Sexual Assault. February 8, 2019. ChimpReports.
- Web site: I want to stand up for every woman experiencing abuse. January 16, 2019. www.bbc.com.
- Web site: Ssemwanga . Musa . Judith Heard gives back to kids . New Vision . 2016-12-29 . 2020-09-25.
- Web site: Judith Heard donates to children in Kigali – Sqoop – Get Uganda entertainment news, celebrity gossip, videos and photos.
- Web site: Mwesigye. Shifa. Here comes celebrity Nnalongo Judith Heard. 2021-05-13. The Observer - Uganda. en-gb.
- Web site: Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards 2015 full list of winners. December 13, 2015.
- Web site: Judith Heard named Reel African Hero of the month in South Africa. October 24, 2016.
- Web site: Judith Heard HERO Of The Month. www.howwebiz.ug.
- Web site: Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards winners. December 12, 2016.
- Web site: Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards 2017 rock Kampala . New Vision . 2017-12-11 . 2020-09-25.
- Web site: Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards 2017 | Nominees List. November 21, 2017.
- Web site: Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards nominee list out – Sqoop – Get Uganda entertainment news, celebrity gossip, videos and photos. Isaac. Ssejjombwe.
- Web site: Full List Of Winners At Abryanz Stlye & Fashion Awards 2018. December 12, 2018. ChimpReports.
- Web site: Judith Heard Crowned Miss Elite Africa 2021/2022. Pearl Elisabeth. Kitimbo. May 30, 2021.