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Nears Miss World Crown FRIDAYS IN THE THE FRIDAYS JUSTBEAT GOT A WHOLE LOT BETTER 07.12.18 ABENAKYO NEARS MISS WORLD CROWN HAVING SCOOPED A SLOT AMONG THE TOP 30 IN THE GLOBAL BEAUTY PAGEANT, THE NEED TO VOTE FOR QUIIN ABENAKYO HAS DRIVEN UGANDANS TO THE INTERNET. BUT DOES SHE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BRING THE CROWN HOME? The call to vote for Miss Uganda Authority executive director’s the 118 contestants from all over the quality of girls in the competition. Miss Uganda Quiin Quiin Abenakyo in the Miss tweet read: “This is good news the world. This came after she beat Former Miss Uganda Leah Kagasa, Abenakyo excited the World beauty pageant has been for Uganda. Congratulations @ Argentina’s Victoria Sotto in the in 2017 cited racism in the global immense. Links have been shared AbenakyoQuiin! Let’s all vote and Head to Head Challenge, a category competition in an interview with New country last weekend on WhatsApp groups, Facebook and support our very own Quiin to bring that pits 20 contestants in pairs, to Vision, the reason she gave for her Twitter. From politicians, corporate the #MissWorld2018 crown home! present to a panel of judges in 90 failure to snag the tiara. when she made it to the companies, celebrities to the media, VOTE.” seconds, the work they are doing She said: “There is a lot of racism in top 30 in the Miss World many have joined the campaign to Speaker of Parliament Rebecca in their home countries to support the competition. I think it is not good vote for their girl, ahead of the Miss Kadaga posted: “This is good news! Beauty with a Purpose. Following to be black.” competition, in the World’s crowning, organised by Congratulations to our own Quiin each of the two presentations, the Sylvia Namutebi, who participated Head to Head challenge Miss World Organisation (MWO), Abenakyo for making it to the judges chose which in the global competition in 2011 tomorrow, at Sanya city arena, top 30.” WHAT DO contestant would be and was 37th, on top of performing viewed by billions. Lizhighou Road, China. There is In the 68-year-history of Miss YOU THINK? guaranteed a slot in the well in the sports and beach wear Ahead of the Miss World belief at home that Abenakyo can World pageant, no Miss Uganda TWEET US @ top 30 at the fi nals. categories, blames Uganda for the work a miracle. beauty queen has ever won the THEBEATUG However, there has poor performance in the pageant. grand fi nale, tomorrow, Singer Sheebah Karungi tweeted: global tiara. In 2001, Victoria always been complaint “We have always been disorganised “Wow! She made it to the Miss Nabunya fi nished in the top AND LET US over the years that in preparing for Miss World,” she in Sanya, China, Steven World 2018 fi nals! Congratulations 20 and third in the Miss World KNOW there is a lot that MWO says. “The reason Abenakyo has done @AbenakyoQuiin. Thanks for putting Scholarship. Barbara Kimbugwe considers ‘behind-the- well so far is, fi rst off all, because this Odeke explores her us up there! Uganda, let us support was in the Top 20 in 2004’s scenes’, before choosing time, we were careful from the start. odds of winning the our own! I just voted a few minutes swimming competition category. a queen. Some say the contestants’ We got new partners on board and ago! Go vote too! Fourteen years later, Abenakyo country’s economic strength plays a global crown Outgoing Kampala Capital City has sailed to the 30 fi nalists out of great role, others racism and others, Continued on page 38 EVENTSKALUNGI I KABUYEFASHION I CULTURE I ADVICE I COLUMNS CHICK I CINEMA I MUSIC I RELATIONSHIPS I MOVIE I BARS I I EVENTS MUSIC I .
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