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Phionah Kyeru crowned Miss Tourism Uganda 2019

Oct 04, 2019

The beauty queen from Busoga region is the newly-crowned Miss Tourism Uganda 2019.

MISS TOURISM UGANDA 2019 GRAND FINALE HAPPENED AT SERENA IN KAMPALA ________________________________ 2:43am | BEAUTY FROM THE EAST Phionah Kyeru has reigned supreme. Prossy Agwang is the first runner-up while Jane Akullo is the second runner-up. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, LADIES!

________________________________ 2:38am | FINALLY! - Here is the answer we have been waiting for And the newly-crowned Miss Tourism Uganda 2019 is . . . Phionah Kyeru from Busoga region.

________________________________ 1:20am  Scenes inside the venue It's all about rallying behind your favorite contestant. Some are having a show of their own altogether - balancing a beer bottle on the head. Dexterity that they hope their favorites will use to slalom their way to the crown. Who will be crowned winner tonight (or, this morning, if you like)?

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1:48am | And the TOP FIVE are . . .

________________________________ 1:20am  | When do we get the winner? Gospel rapper Ruyonga entertaining a tired crowd. Meanwhile, guests are becoming impatient due the delayed announcement of the winner.

  ________________________________ 1:15am | 'Tense elimination' Reagan Ssempijja at Serena: After a tense elimination session, the top 10 contestants have been named. The confident girls have just concluded the question-and-answer session that required them to show their tourism prowess. The number is now pruned down to five finalists.

  ________________________________ 1:01am  | Category winners named Reagan Ssempijja at Serena: The category winners at Miss Tourism have been crowned. Esther Biira is Miss Sports Queen, Esther Ovoyo is Miss Popularity, Jane Akuro is Miss Congeniality, among others.

  ________________________________ 11:40pm  | Screaming for more Reagan Ssempijja at Serena: The Triplets Ghetto Kids have left the crowd screaming for more.

  11:15pm  | Finalists appear for one more time Reagan Ssempijja at Serena: The 25 finalists are appearing for the last time before some of them get axed off the race of Miss Tourism Uganda 2019. Currently, a tribute to the former Miss Tourism queens Norah Nanyonjo and Barbara Nakiwolo is underway.  The late Maria Mutagamba (tourism minister) is also being remembered in an emotional session.

  ________________________________ Reagan Ssempijja at Serena: The 25 Miss Tourism Uganda finalists have been unveiled . . .

Phiona Kyeru Wins 2019 Miss Tourism Uganda Crown

By Frank Kamuntu

Kampala: After grueling months of traversing 12 clusters of Uganda searching for Uganda’s next tourism ambassador, the night belonged to Miss Phionah Kyeru who claimed the coveted Miss Tourism 2019 crown.

Phiona Kyeru beat 25 other juicy models from Ankole, Buganda, Bunyoro, Kigezi, West Nile, Eastern, Busoga and Northern Uganda in the finale held at the Kampala Serena Hotel.

She also won a land title courtesy of Sema Properties and a brand new vehicle courtesy of Jack Pemba and will represent Uganda at the Miss Tourism World competitions.

Ms. Agwang Prossy from Teso emerged as the first runner up and Ms. Jean Corprise Akullo from Karamoja was the second runner up in a colorful ceremony.

Among others who were crowned at different categories include Esther Biira who came as miss sports, Ovoyo Esther miss popularity and Jane Akuro miss congeniality and many more were also crowned for their capacitated categories.

By 12:00am, the crowd had started showing their grievances on the organizers saying that they were delaying to announce miss tourism.

“Instead of announcing the winner, they are just bringing upcoming artists to waste our time” crowd complained. 

At 12:50 am after a tense elimination session, the top 10 contestants were named and confident girls had to just conclude the question-and-answer session that required them to show their tourism prowess and finally the number was sloped down to five finalists.

The night also saw several performances from different artists that kept revelers entertained throughout the night.

By the way, all these lovely models are styled by Breeze Serenity Spa & Salon in Kampala, so if you want to look as lovely as they do, then better visit them just next to Kampala Casino.

Congratulations to the winners upon joining the family of Miss Tourism Uganda.

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Busoga’s Kyeru is Miss Tourism Uganda

KAMPALA – Phiona Bridget Kyeru is the new Miss Tourism Uganda, Kyeru won the crown after beating 24 contestants at the Grand finale held at Serena Hotel, Kampala on Friday, October 4.

The seventh edition of Miss Tourism Uganda saw Premah Prossy Agwang become first runner up while Jean Coprise Akullo emerged 2nd runner up at the highly competitive pageant.

Kids Modelling Academy started off the show with a captivating display on the runway. Contestants rocked the runway in allure clad in royal elegant Kaftan silky dresses dazzled with flowers designed by SKP from Sheba Kassami Priscilla.

The Triplets Ghetto Kids lit up the audience with their energetic dance moves raising the curtain for the beauty queens to present themselves.

The first elimination slashed off 15 contestants and the 10 were taken through rigorous questions to judge their intellect and knowledge about the sector.

The titles that were won included Miss Talent, Miss Sports, Miss Beach Beauty, Miss Popularity, Miss Congeniality, Miss Personality, Miss Conservation, Face of Breeze Serenity and Miss Photogenic.

A special tribute went out to the late Hon .Dr. Miriam Mutagamba , the former Minister of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities for her dedicated service towards the reviving o the pageant after a long spell of no action.

Mr. James Lutalo, Director Tourism and Antiquities, who represented, Minister of Tourism Hon. Godfrey Kiwanda, urged the winners not to stop at the pageant but continue to promote tourism and inspire communities.

“I welcome you to the 7th edition of Miss Tourism Uganda. This is a public good that is promoted by the private sector and I really appreciate those that have invested in accommodation tourism. The sector revolves on product market, product diversification and,” he said.

“We encourage those that have not won to continue promoting Uganda and the request winners to be a representative of Uganda do community work and aspire for bigger challenges,” he added.

Anko DG was one of the artists that showcased great talent with his songs such as “If” and “Biggest Behind” featuring Rabadaba not forgetting Ruyonga with “Tutuuse”.

About the winners

Phiona Bridget Kyeru (Winner)

The 22-year-old beauty hails from Iganga District located in Busoga Region. Ms Kyeru works with Reign Ads in Kamwokya as an Assistant Accountant and hopes to graduate in December with a diploma in Cooperatives and Business Administration from Uganda Cooperative College from Tororo.

Ms Kyeru walked away with a land title from Seema Properties and an estate will be named after her. She also received a white Noah Car from Pemba Sports Africa.

Prossy Premah Agwang (1st Runner Up)

Agwang is an 18-year-old sharp-witted student at YMCA pursing a certificate in Business Administration from Teso Region.

Jean Coprise Akullo (2nd Runners Up)

Akullo is a second year student at Kyambogo University, aged 19 pursuing a Bachelor in Interior Designs and Landscape Architecture hailing from Karamoja.

The glamourous event attracted back a bunch of sponsors like Uganda Tourism Board, Humura Safaris, Fenon Events, Breeze Serenity, Sema properties, Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities and Victoria University among others.

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On Friday October 4 th 2019, the Miss Tourism Grand Finale will take place at Kampala Serena Hotel. Get to witness African pride as we celebrate the next Uganda Tourism Queen.

The event begins at 6pm as entrance will be Shs50, 000 Ordinary, Shs200, 000 VIP and Shs3, 000,000 a Corporate Table.

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Phiona Kyeru, a contestant from Busoga region was crowned new Miss Tourism Uganda 2019/2020 in the wee hours of Friday at the Kampala Serena Hotel's Victoria Hall.

The twenty-year-old walked away with several goodies including a brand new car sponsored by Jack Pemba and a land title from Sema Properties.

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She will now go down in the books of history as the 7th Miss Tourism Queen since the pageant made its debut having been initiated by the late Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Maria Mutagamba.

Agwang Prossy from Teso and Jean Corprise from Karamoja finished as first and second runner up respectively out of 25 contestants.

The event started at around 10:00 pm with all the 25 contestants being presented in front of an energetic crowd before an emotional tribute session to the late Mutagamba filled the room with emotions.

At around midnight, Category winners were crowned off and these included; Esther Biira who was crowned Miss Sports Queen, Esther Ovoyo who took home the Miss Popularity crown, Jane Akuro who was crowned Miss Congeniality, among others.

A tense elimination session ensued at around 1:15 am after a quick question and answer session that necessitated contestants to be well versed with all matters about tourism in Uganda.

The contestants were eliminated to the last five after a series of performances, interviews, and showcases and by 2:10 am, the new Tourism queen had been announced.

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After more than 10 years of silence, MTU was awakened by our Patron and Founder Hon. Dr. Maria Mutagamba, with the idea to promote tourism under her slogan “Tourism Is Everybody’s Business”. It is said teach a girl and you teach a nation, we say promote tourism with a girl and the nation will fall in love with tourism. MTU with its team scours the country for girls with beauty and brains to be Tourism Ambassadors and promote tourism and not in only Uganda but across the globe. Uganda has so much to showcase from flora, fauna, scenery, culture and so much more and sadly it has been a well kept secret. Speke once called Uganda, “The Pearl of Africa!” We agree with him and we say, “Let the Pearl Shine”. So annually, regional pageants are held to pick the best and the brightest that will compete in the National Competition so that we can represent and showcase Uganda internationally.

To promote, empower and celebrate the role of women in promoting Uganda’s Tourism Industry through pageantry.

To promote, honor and advance the position of women in promoting Uganda’s Tourism destinations that offer a wide range of unique and adventurous Tourism experiences both locally and internationally.

Our Objectives

• To showcase the beauty of our country through pageantry to Uganda and the rest of the world.
• To create a platform where the youth in Uganda can acquire knowledge about Tourism as one of the major sources of revenue for the country.
• To nurture the youth to grow with confidence, goal-setting, public speaking, communication skills and self-discipline.
• To promote and encourage inter-cultural exchange among the youth through using the Miss Tourism platform.
• To help build and create a sustainable Tourism Sector.

Miss Tourism Uganda is broken down into national and regional clusters to effectively reach the grassroots of tourism. With the catch phrase, “Tourism Is Everybody’s Business”, the cluster heads work closely with the cultural leaders, local governments, communities and individuals that are passionate about tourism. Currently the clusters are as follows: 

Ankole Cluster Buganda Cluster Bunyoro Cluster Busoga Cluster

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Sharon Yeko being Crowned Eastern Uganda Miss Tourism 2019-2020 Queen Sharon Yeko in the middle in a white dress. Photo by Yahudu Kitunzi

Sharan Yeko, 23, was on Saturday night declared the winner of the 2019-2020 miss Tourism Eastern Uganda to represent the region at the National level.

Yeko defeated nine contestants in a hotly contested race at Kakungulu Safaris Lodge in Namanyonyi Sub- County, Mbale District.

Flavia Nagudi Egesa from Mbale District, 23, emerged the first runners up and Patricia Nahyuha, from Butaleja District emerged the second runner.

Yeko who comes from Kapchorwa District shed tears shortly after announcing her the winner of the beauty pageant.  “I am so excited to win this year’s crown and I thank all my fans for supporting me. I attributed my win to GOD and people who supported me,” said Ms Yeko amidst tears.

Contestants miss Tourism Eastern 2019-2020 posing for a photo with Mbale District Woman MP, Connie Nakayenze Galiwango. Photo by Yahudu Kitunzi

The winner promised to come up with a number of ventures that will make Eastern tourism known more than before.

The pageant whch was organized by Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in partnership with Kakungulu Safaris Lodge, was headed by Ms. Racheal Kakungulu Kirama, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kakungulu safaris lodge and sponsored by a number of organizations including, Mbale Gold club, M Elgon Hotel, Mbale resort Hotel, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) among others attracted hundreds of revelers from the region.

The other categories were Miss Personality which went to Evelyn Amuge from Bukedea District, Miss Entrepreneur which went to Afrah Naigaga from Iganga District  and Miss Photogenic which went to Racheal Randa from Kibuku District.

The Mbale District Woman MP, Connie Nakayenze Galiwango who was the chief guest at the event asked the contestants and winners to use the platform to promote Eastern region’s tourism.

“Our queens you are now in a better position to promote tourism in the area. We have hopes in you for more initiatives that will develop the region, “said Ms Nakayenze.

She said they are working around the clock to improve tourism in the region.

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Kagingo Urges Ugandans To Use Social Media To Market Uganda As 2019 Miss Tourism Contestants Are Unveiled

Over 30 contestants Miss Tourism for the 2019/20 crown from 12 regions of Uganda have been unveiled.

The event took place on Saturday September 13, 2019 at Serena Hotel, Kampala and it was graced by key players in the tourism industry.

Three contestants were selected from each of the 12 regions of Uganda. The regions includes:  Ankole, Buganda, Kigezi, Tooro, Karamoja, Bunyoro, Teso, Busoga, West Nile, Northern, Bugisu among others.

The CEO Miss Tourism Allan Kanyike said the selecting of contestants from the regions was a journey which started way back in June 2019 with help of cluster heads.

He urged all the contestants to be ambassadors of tourism and market Uganda whereever they go.

He added that after the elimination process which will be held in Gulu ahead of the grand finale on 4 th October 2019, only 6 contestants will be selected. The tourism day will also be held in Gulu.

“These are Uganda’s best tourism ambassadors; they should market and sell Uganda elsewhere. Unlike the past winners, this year’s Miss Tourism will win a land title from Sema Properties, one of our sponsors,” he said.

 The Uganda Wildlife Education Conservation Centre (UWEC) Public Relations Officer, Scovia Musimenta noted that by promoting domestic tourism through beauty, the Miss Tourism will convince and inform  domestic tourists of the products found in Uganda’s protected areas. “It is also expected to promote UWA’s image, tourism products, services, activities and facilities to targeted stakeholders, customers and the public through branding and promotional materials during the pageant activities,” she said.

The Chairperson Miss Tourism, Sarah Kagingo thanked Ugandans for having attended the 7 th  edition of the Miss Tourism pageant and urged people to use social media in promoting and marketing Uganda as a top t destination.

She also called upon Ugandans to be part of the grand finale of the Miss tourism 2019 at Serena Hotel on October 4 2019

Richard Kawere from Uganda Tourism Association, the apex body for tourism organization applauded the team for the initiative and urged  more ladies to participate in the compeition.

 He added that project gives Uganda mileage across Africa and the globe.

Contestants includes:  Namawa Rebecca, Carolyne Rukundo, Mariam Muhamed, Gloria Nawanyaga, Braton Braxy Kempango, Nyamatte Mariam, Nabirah Nagawa, Petronella Acen, Nusula Nabirye, Margaret Naimuli, Annie Tricia Tamale, Elizabeth Nakayiza Kigula, Kusiima Bronnie Divine, Sheilah Kababoopi Abwooli, Sibella Raphaela Nsiimire, Angel Akullo, Beatrice Aol and Uwimbabazi Lucky among others.

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