{{Short description|Beauty pageant}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Refimprove|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox organization |name = Miss Uganda beauty pageant<br>Miss Uganda World Organization |formation = 1967 |type = Beauty pageant |headquarters = [[Kampala]] |location = [[Uganda]] |membership = {{Hlist|[[Miss World]]}} |language = English<br>[[Swahili language|Swahili]] |leader_title = National director |leader_name = Brenda Nanyonjo |key_people = Kezzi Entertainment Limited |budget = |website = [https://www.facebook.com/Miss-World-Uganda-380367352024034/ Miss World: Uganda] }}
'''Miss Uganda''' or ''Miss Uganda World'' is a national beauty pageant in Uganda.
==History== The Miss Uganda pageant started in 1967, with the winner always participating at the [[Miss World]] pageant, though having only one Miss [[Uganda]] reaching the finals since its inception.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1490964/history-uganda-finishes-miss-world-2018|title=HISTORY! Uganda finishes fourth at Miss World 2018|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=6 January 2019}}</ref> The Ministry of Agriculture directs the Miss Uganda with the stated purpose of increasing the interest of young people in agriculture.
In 2014, [[Salim Saleh]] publicly announced collaboration between the Miss Uganda Foundation, the organizers of the annual contest, and the Wealth Creation program that Saleh heads. "We are almost signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Miss Uganda Foundation because we want to choose the next Miss Uganda basing on agriculture and this is intended to interest the young people into the sector," Saleh said.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=1 September 2017 | author=Lilian Namagembe | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Army-to-take-over-Miss-Uganda-beauty-contest/688334-2425722-126jma7/index.html | title=Army to take over Miss Uganda beauty contest | date=21 August 2014 | location=Kampala | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]]}}</ref>
==Titleholders== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} ::''Miss Uganda World has started to send a Winner to [[Miss World]] since 1967. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Uganda World !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss World !width="230" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special awards |- | [[Miss World 2026|2026]] | Elle Muhoza<ref>{{Cite news|author=Muhamadi Byemboijana|date=21 September 2025|title=Pictorial: Pomp and Glamour at Miss Uganda 2025|url=https://softpower.ug/pictorial-pomp-and-glamour-at-miss-uganda-2025/|url-status=live|access-date=22 September 2025|website=Soft Power News|language=en|archive-date=22 September 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922082035/https://softpower.ug/pictorial-pomp-and-glamour-at-miss-uganda-2025/}}</ref> | TBA | |-style="background-color:#FFFF99; " | [[Miss World 2025|2025]] | Natasha Nyonyozi<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 August 2024 |title=Natasha Nyoyozi crowned Miss Uganda 2024 |url=https://softpower.ug/natasha-nyonyozi-crowned-miss-uganda-2024/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=Soft Power News |language=en |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907105434/https://softpower.ug/natasha-nyonyozi-crowned-miss-uganda-2024/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | '''Top 40''' | [[Beauty With a Purpose]] (Africa)<br> Top 20 at [[Miss World 2025|Head-to-head challenge]]
|- | 2024 | colspan=3 {{n/a|No competition held}} |- style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Miss World 2023|2023]] | [[Hannah Karema Tumukunde]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruby |first=Josh |date=18 March 2023 |title=Hannah Karema Tumukunde Crowned Miss Uganda 2023 |url=http://mbu.ug/2023/03/19/miss-uganda-hannah-karema-tumukunde-crowned-miss-uganda-2023/ |access-date=19 March 2023 |website=MBU |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=24 March 2023 |title=Hannah Karema crowned Miss Uganda 2023/ 2024 |url=https://thepearlmagazine.com/hannah-karema-crowned-miss-uganda-2023-2024/ |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=The Pearl |language=en-US}}</ref> | '''Top 8''' | |- | 2022 | colspan=3 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no representative in 2022}} |- | [[Miss World 2021|2021]] | Elizabeth Bagaya | Unplaced | |- | 2020 | colspan=3 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no representative in 2020}} |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99; " | [[Miss World 2019|2019]] | Oliver Nakakande<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kalungi's Lens: The bashing of Miss Uganda through the years |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1513748 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=New Vision |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Beauty Queens since independence |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1508229 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=New Vision |language=en}}</ref> | '''Top 40''' | align="left"| * [[Miss World Top Model]] (top 10) * Miss World finals (Top 20)<ref name=":0" /> * [[Miss World Sport]] (top 32) |- |-style="background:#ffff66;" | [[Miss World 2018|2018]] | [[Quiin Abenakyo]]<ref>{{cite news | title=Quiin Abenankyo wins Miss Uganda 2018 | access-date=11 August 2018 | date=11 August 2018 | url=https://www.ugandaonline.net/2018118_quiin_abenakyo_is_the_miss_uganda_2018_2019 | publisher=Uganda Online | location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | '''Top 5''' | align="left"| * '''[[Miss World 2018|Miss World Africa]]''' * '''[[Miss World 2018|Miss World]] head-to-head challenge winner''' * '''[[Miss World 2018|Miss World]] global vote''' |- | 2017 | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | [[Miss World 2016|2016]] | [[Leah Kagasa]]<ref name="8R">{{cite news | newspaper=[[New Vision]] | location=Kampala | access-date=11 August 2018 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1437915/miss-uganda-winner-leah-kagasa | title=Miss Uganda: And the winner is...Leah Kagasa! | date=17 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2015|2015]] | [[Zahara Nakiyaga]]<ref name="8R"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2014|2014]] | [[Leah Kalanguka]]<ref>{{cite news | date=17 May 2016 | author=Stella Nassuna | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1424760/kalanguka-leads-world-model-race | title=Kalanguka leads World Next Top Model race | newspaper=[[New Vision]] | access-date=1 September 2017 | location=Kampala }}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2013|2013]] | [[Stellah Nantumbwe]]<ref>{{cite news | access-date=1 September 2017 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Stellah-Nantumbwe-is-Miss-Uganda/691232-1915502-7viawl/index.html | title=Stellah Nantumbwe is Miss Uganda | date=15 July 2013 | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | location=Kampala | author=Edgar Batte}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | access-date=25 March 2018 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Full-Woman/Style-tips-women-with-ample-cleavage/689842-4354132-iok24r/index.html | title=Style tips for women with ample cleavage | date=25 March 2018 | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | author=Stella Nantumbwe | location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2012|2012]] | Phiona Bizzu<ref>{{cite web | access-date=1 September 2017 | url=http://www.ugandaonline.net/news/view/12752/phiona_bizzu_is_the_new_miss_uganda | title=Phiona Bizzu Is The New Miss Uganda | date=2 June 2012 | location=Kampala | publisher=Uganda Online}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2011|2011]] | [[Sylvia Namutebi]]<ref>{{cite news | access-date=1 September 2017 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/691232-1234648-12lnuesz/index.html | date=12 September 2011 | author=Sharon Omurungi | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | location=Kampala | title=Sylvia Namutebi Crowned Miss Uganda}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | align="left"| * [[Miss World Sport]] (top 24) * [[Miss World Beach Beauty]] (top 20) |- | [[Miss World 2010|2010]] | Heyzme Nansubuga<ref name="Where">{{cite news | access-date=1 September 2017 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/691232-1239674-12lkdqez/index.html | title=Where are former Miss Uganda beauty queens now? | date=20 September 2011 | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | location=Kampala | author=Sharon Omurungi}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2009|2009]] | Maria Namiiro<ref name="Where"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2008|2008]] | [[Dora Mwima]]<ref name="Where"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2007|2007]] | Monica Kasyate<ref name="Where"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | 2006 | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | [[Miss World 2005|2005]] | Juliet Ankakwasa<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | align="left"| * [[Miss World Talent]] (top 16) |- | [[Miss World 2004|2004]] | Barbara Kimbugwe<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1092864/kimbugwe-shines-miss-world-beach-beauty-finals|title=Kimbugwe shines in Miss world Beach Beauty finals|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=6 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | align="left"| * [[Miss World Beach Beauty]] (top 20) |- | [[Miss World 2003|2003]] | Aysha Salma Nassanga<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1103091/nassanga-life-reign-miss-uganda|title=Nassanga: her life, her reign as Miss Uganda|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=6 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2002|2002]] | Rehema Ni Nakuya<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2001|2001]] | Victoria Kabuya<ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not compete between 1998 and 2000}} |- | [[Miss World 1997|1997]] | Lillian Acom<ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 1996|1996]] | Sheba Kerere<ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- |1994 |Grace Mungoma<ref name=":1" /> |Unplaced |- | [[Miss World 1993|1993]] | Linda Bazalaki<ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 1992|1992]] | Olga Nampima<ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | colspan="4" |Did not compete in 1991 |- |1990 |Jessica Kyeyune<ref name=":1" /> |Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 1989|1989]] | Doreen Lamon-Opira<ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 1988|1988]] | Nazma Jamal Mohamed<ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- | colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not compete between 1986 and 1987}} |- | [[Miss World 1985|1985]] | Helen Acheng | Unplaced | |- | colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not compete between 1969 and 1984}} |- | [[Miss World 1968|1968]] | [[Joy Lehai Kanyarutokye]]<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Here is the first Miss Uganda |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1516439 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=New Vision |language=en}}</ref> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 1967|1967]] | [[Rosemary Salmon]]<ref name=":1" /> | Unplaced | |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.facebook.com/Miss-World-Uganda-380367352024034/ Miss World: Uganda]
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