Miss Grand Uganda Explained
Miss Grand Uganda |
Formation: | 2013 |
Type: | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters: | Kampala |
Location: | Uganda |
Leader Title: | National director |
Language: | English |
Membership: | Miss Grand International |
Miss Grand Uganda is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Ugandan representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest. The first titleholder was a 26-year-old model Pierra Akwero who was assigned to compete at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand in 2013. Since 2022, the license to send Ugandan candidates to join the mentioned international contest has belonged to the Oliver Nakakande Foundation.[1]
Since the first competition in 2013, Ugandan representatives have never been placed in Miss Grand International.
History
Uganda occasionally takes part in Miss Grand International; it debuted in 2013 and was represented by an appointed representative, Pierra Akwero; however, she was unplaced on the international stage held in Thailand. The license was transferred to different licensees each year, and all representatives were directly hand-picked; no Miss Grand National was held to determine the titleholders.[2] Statistically, all Ugandan candidates competing at the Miss Grand International received non-placements.
International competition
The following is a list of Ugandan representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | National director |
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2013 | Pierra Akwero[3] | | Unplaced[4] | |
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2015 | Lilian Gashumba[5] | | Unplaced[6] | Maria Mutagamba |
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2017 | Achieng Priscilla[7] | Miss Earth Uganda 2016 | Unplaced[8] | |
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2022 | | | Unplaced[9] | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Oliver Nakakande Sets Off To Represent Uganda In Miss Grand International. 3 August 2022. 7 February 2023. www.showbizuganda.com. 6 February 2023. https://archive.today/20230206171811/https://www.showbizuganda.com/oliver-nakakande-sets-off-to-represent-uganda-in-miss-grand-international/.
- Web site: Miss Grand International Contestant Nakakande promises to fight GBV. 5 August 2022. 28 July 2023. New Vision. Francis Emukula. 28 July 2023. https://archive.today/20230728155530/https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/news/miss-grand-international-contestant-nakakande-140118.
- Web site: Miss Grand International 2013 contestants and winner. 10 November 2013. 28 July 2023. Newyearseveblog.com. 28 July 2023. https://archive.today/20230728041345/https://newyearseveblog.com/miss-grand-international-2013-contestants-winners/.
- Web site: Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013. Harry Rodríguez. 18 November 2013. 8 February 2023. es. www.metro.pr. 8 May 2019. https://archive.today/20190508072838/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html.
- Web site: Gashumba represents Ugandan at Miss Grand International 2015. 10 October 2015. 28 July 2023. New Vision. https://archive.today/20230728041802/https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1410337/gashumba-represents-ugandan-miss-grand-international-2015. 28 July 2023.
- Web site: Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015. 26 October 2015. vi. 9 February 2023. Dantri.com.vn. 9 February 2023. https://archive.today/20230209133829/https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/le-quyen-bat-ngo-trang-tay-tai-miss-grand-international-2015-20151026083839519.htm.
- Web site: Former Miss Earth needs 3M to fly to Vietnam to represent Uganda at Miss Grande Internationale. 23 September 2017. 28 July 2023. Denzel Shantel. Showbiz Uganda. www.showbizuganda.com. 28 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728042508/https://www.showbizuganda.com/former-miss-earth-needs-3m-to-fly-to-vietnam-to-represent-uganda-at-miss-grande-internationale/.
- Web site: Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini. 26 October 2017. 12 May 2023. vi. Voice of Vietnam. 8 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221108215655/https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov.
- Web site: Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen. es. 25 October 2022. 26 October 2022. María Fernanda Cedeño. Colombia.as.com. 25 October 2022. https://archive.today/20221025182232/https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-en-vivo-gala-del-certamen-de-belleza-en-directo-n/.