Miss Earth Uganda
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| Formation | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Kampala |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Earth |
Official language | English |
National Director | Victoria Nabagereka |
| Website | www |
The Miss Earth Uganda is an annual beauty pageant in Uganda and was created in 2014. It is responsible for sending Uganda's representative to the Miss Earth pageant which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[1][2][3] Pearl Asasira was crowned as Miss Earth Uganda 2015.[4]
Overview
As published in their website, Miss Earth Uganda is a beauty pageant in search of the most beautiful young Ugandan lady who is very knowledgeable about her environment and who will strongly stand as an ambassador for the protection and preservation of the environment.[5]
During the Miss Earth Uganda launch, the pageant national director's Victoria Nabagereka said, “Currently, the environment is rapidly undergoing thorough degradation, encroaching on wetlands [and] forest reserves; through the pageant, we want to set standards for beauties who understand the environment.” She added, “We are looking for a girl to be an ambassador for the nature and culture of Uganda. This is a good platform for the girls to get exposure and experience.”[6]
The pageant is making efforts to create awareness about environmental sustainability and decided focus on activities that highly promote the protection and preservation of the environment such as greening, recycling, tree planting, energy efficiency, ecotourism and carbon conscious life style choices among others. Miss Earth Uganda works to combat the ill effects of global warming.[5]
History
2007-2008: Uganda's debut
Uganda debuted in 2002 through the Miss Uganda pageant. While Uganda came back in 2007, the pageant's first runner up, Hellen Karungi, competed in Miss Earth 2007.[7] Victoria Nabagereka participated the following year. Both went unplaced as the pageant concluded.
After 2008, Uganda did not send a delegate to Miss Earth until 2015.
2014-present: Uganda's comeback
The Miss Earth Uganda franchise was obtained by First Face Pageantry and Modeling Consultancy Ltd. and a national contest will be held annually. Victoria Nabagereka, Miss Earth Uganda 2008, acts now as the national director for Uganda. Miss Earth Uganda is being partnered by National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and National Forestry Authority (NFA).[8]
Selection process
The organizers say they will start with 25 districts and since the pageant is district-based, they will closely work with local officials and council chairpersons, together with pageant delegates and MEU district delegates. “At district level, competitions will be carried out to ensure that each of the participating candidates are not only beautiful but also environmentally- informed,” Nabagereka said.
The evaluators will come from National Forestry Authority and National Environmental Management Authority (Nema). According to Gilbert Kadilo, the communications and PR manager at NFA, the authority will provide technical advice and guidance. “This is a springboard and we expect this to translate into skills and hearts that will love and protect the environment,” he said.[6]
Titleholders
This list includes all the representatives of Uganda, including the representatives sent by the previous license holders.
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss Earth Uganda | Notes |
| 2002 | Martha Semegura Nambajjwe | |
| 2007 | Hellen Karungi | |
| 2008 | Victoria Nabagereka | |
| 2015 | Sandra Akello[4] |  National Costume (Africa)
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| 2016 | Priscilla Achieng | National Costume (Africa)
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| 2017 | Josephine Mutesi |
References
- ^ New York Times, World News (2003-10-30). "Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. Reuters. 2004-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ Enriquez, Amee (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b Justus Lyatuu. "Pearl Asasira is Miss Earth Uganda 2015". The Observer.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Miss Earth Uganda - About". Miss Earth Uganda's official website. 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2015-03-27.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Lyatuu, Justus (2015-03-03). "Miss Earth launches in Uganda". The Observer. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ^ "Miss Uganda runner-up set for Miss Earth contest". New Vision. 2007-10-23. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Miss Earth Uganda's partners". Miss Earth Uganda's official Facebook fan page. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
Further reading
- NFA, NEMA organize Miss Earth Uganda 2015. New Vision.
- Miss Earth Uganda finale The Observer.
- Miss Earth Uganda Finale Set for September 5. All Africa.
- Pearl Asasira Is Miss Earth Uganda 2015. All Africa.
- Uganda: Miss Earth Uganda Finale Tomorrow. All Africa.
- Miss Earth Uganda Wins Gold. Uganda News.
- Miss Earth Uganda, Sandra Akello wins gold in Austria[permanent dead link]. Uganda 24/7 News.