{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Short description|Ugandan beauty pageant title}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Uganda | image = Miss Grand Uganda Logo.png{{!}}class=skin-invert-image | image_size = | caption = | formation = 2013 | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Kampala]] | location = [[Uganda]] | leader_title = National director | leader_name = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | parent_organization = | language = English | num_members = [[Miss Grand International]] | budget = | website = }} {{Image frame|pos=top|border=no|innerstyle=background: none; |caption=Miss Grand Uganda licensee timeline|content= <timeline> ImageSize = width:200 height:250 PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10 DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/2013 till:31/10/2023 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:2013 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy
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from:01/01/2013 till:31/12/2013 shift:(20,-4) text:"Miss Uganda Org." color:OLA from:01/01/2014 till:31/12/2014 shift:(20,-4) text:"Miss Tourism Uganda Org." color:CNB from:01/01/2015 till:31/12/2016 shift:(20,-4) text:"No Licensee" color:LUI from:01/01/2017 till:31/12/2017 shift:(20,-4) text:"Miss Earth Uganda Org." color:RCR from:01/01/2018 till:31/12/2021 shift:(20,-4) text:"No Licensee" color:LUI from:01/01/2022 till:31/12/2022 shift:(20,-4) text:"Oliver Nakakande Foundation" color:MCR from:01/01/2023 till:end shift:(20,-4) text:"No Licensee" color:LUI </timeline> }} '''Miss Grand Uganda''' is a national [[beauty pageant]] title awarded to [[Ugandan]] representatives competing at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest.<ref name=uga14/><ref name=uga221/><ref name=uga17/><ref name=uga22/> 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.<ref name=uga13/> Since 2022, the license to send Ugandan candidates to join the mentioned international contest has belonged to the Oliver Nakakande Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.showbizuganda.com/oliver-nakakande-sets-off-to-represent-uganda-in-miss-grand-international/|title=Oliver Nakakande Sets Off To Represent Uganda In Miss Grand International|date=3 August 2022|accessdate=7 February 2023|website=www.showbizuganda.com|archivedate=6 February 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230206171811/https://www.showbizuganda.com/oliver-nakakande-sets-off-to-represent-uganda-in-miss-grand-international/}}</ref>
Since the first competition in 2013, Ugandan representatives have never been placed in Miss Grand International.<ref name=res13/><ref name=res15/><ref name=res17/><ref name=res22/> ==History== Uganda occasionally takes part in [[Miss Grand International]]; it debuted in 2013 and was represented by an appointed representative, Pierra Akwero;<ref name=uga13/> however, she was unplaced on the international stage held in Thailand.<ref name=res13/> 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.<ref name=uga14/><ref name=uga221/><ref name=uga17/><ref name=uga223>{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/news/miss-grand-international-contestant-nakakande-140118|title=Miss Grand International Contestant Nakakande promises to fight GBV|date=5 August 2022|accessdate=28 July 2023|publisher=[[New Vision]]|author=Francis Emukula|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728155530/https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/news/miss-grand-international-contestant-nakakande-140118}}</ref> Statistically, all Ugandan candidates competing at the Miss Grand International received non-placements.<ref name=res13/><ref name=res15/><ref name=res17/><ref name=res22/>
==International competition== The following is a list of Ugandan representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Year !! Representative !! Original national title !! Competition performance!!National director |- !2013 |Pierra Akwero<ref name=uga13>{{cite web|url=https://newyearseveblog.com/miss-grand-international-2013-contestants-winners/|title=Miss Grand International 2013 contestants and winner|date=10 November 2013|accessdate=28 July 2023|website=Newyearseveblog.com|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728041345/https://newyearseveblog.com/miss-grand-international-2013-contestants-winners/}}</ref>||{{n/a}}||align=center|Unplaced<ref name=res13>{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html|title=Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013|author=Harry Rodríguez|date=18 November 2013|accessdate=8 February 2023|language=es|website=www.metro.pr|archivedate=8 May 2019|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190508072838/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html}}</ref>||{{n/a|''Unknown''}} |- !2015 |Lilian Gashumba<ref name=uga14>{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1410337/gashumba-represents-ugandan-miss-grand-international-2015|title=Gashumba represents Ugandan at Miss Grand International 2015|date=10 October 2015|accessdate=28 July 2023|publisher=[[New Vision]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230728041802/https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1410337/gashumba-represents-ugandan-miss-grand-international-2015|archive-date=28 July 2023}}</ref><ref name=uga221/>||{{n/a}}||align=center|Unplaced<ref name=res15>{{cite web|url=https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/le-quyen-bat-ngo-trang-tay-tai-miss-grand-international-2015-20151026083839519.htm|title=Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015|date=26 October 2015|language=vi|accessdate=9 February 2023|website=Dantri.com.vn|archivedate=9 February 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230209133829/https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/le-quyen-bat-ngo-trang-tay-tai-miss-grand-international-2015-20151026083839519.htm}}</ref>||Maria Mutagamba |- !2017 |Achieng Priscilla<ref name=uga17>{{cite web|url=https://www.showbizuganda.com/former-miss-earth-needs-3m-to-fly-to-vietnam-to-represent-uganda-at-miss-grande-internationale/|title=Former Miss Earth needs 3M to fly to Vietnam to represent Uganda at Miss Grande Internationale|date=23 September 2017|accessdate=28 July 2023|author=Denzel Shantel|publisher=Showbiz Uganda|website=www.showbizuganda.com|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=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/}}</ref>||align=center|[[Miss Earth Uganda|Miss Earth Uganda 2016]]<ref name=uga17/>||align=center|Unplaced<ref name=res17>{{cite web|url=https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov|title=Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini|date=26 October 2017|accessdate=12 May 2023|language=vi|publisher=[[Voice of Vietnam]]|archivedate=8 November 2022|archiveurl=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}}</ref>||{{nowrap|Victoria Nabagereka}} |- |colspan=6 {{n/a|'''''2018 – 2021:''' No representatives''}} |- ![[Miss Grand International 2022|2022]] |{{nowrap|Oliver Nakakande<ref name=uga221/><ref name=uga22>{{cite web|url=https://satisfashionug.com/oliver-nakakande-set-to-represent-uganda-at-the-miss-grand-international-pageant-22/|title=Oliver Nakakande to Represent Uganda at 2022 Edition of Miss Grand International|date=2 August 2022|author=Isa King|accessdate=28 July 2023|website=Satisfashionug.com|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728043901/https://satisfashionug.com/oliver-nakakande-set-to-represent-uganda-at-the-miss-grand-international-pageant-22/}}</ref>}} |align=center|{{nowrap|[[Miss Uganda|Miss World Uganda 2019]]<ref name=uga221>{{cite web|url=https://bigeye.ug/oliver-nakakande-to-represent-uganda-in-miss-grand-international/|title=Oliver Nakakande To Represent Uganda In Miss Grand International|date=3 August 2022|accessdate=28 July 2023|author=Stuart G-Khast|website=Bigeye.ug|archivedate=28 July 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230728045146/https://bigeye.ug/oliver-nakakande-to-represent-uganda-in-miss-grand-international/}}</ref><ref name=uga22/>}} |align=center|Unplaced<ref name=res22>{{cite web|url=https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-en-vivo-gala-del-certamen-de-belleza-en-directo-n/|language=es|date=25 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022|title=Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen|author=María Fernanda Cedeño|work=Colombia.as.com|archive-date=25 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221025182232/https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-en-vivo-gala-del-certamen-de-belleza-en-directo-n/}}</ref>||{{n/a|Self-dominated}} |- |colspan=6 {{n/a|'''''2023 – Present:''' No representatives''}} |}
==Titleholders gallery== <gallery> File:Lilian Gashumba.png|{{center|'''Miss Grand Uganda 2015'''<br>Lilian Gashumba}} File:Oliver Nakakande 2.png|{{center|'''Miss Grand Uganda 2022'''<br>Oliver Nakakande}} </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{portal|Africa}} {{Commonscat inline|Miss Grand Uganda}}
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