Miss Grand Uganda

Miss Grand Uganda is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Ugandan representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest.^[1][2][3][4] 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.^[5] Since 2022, the license to send Ugandan candidates to join the mentioned international contest has belonged to the Oliver Nakakande Foundation.^[6]

Miss Grand Uganda

Formation	2013
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Kampala
Location	Uganda
Membership	Miss Grand International
Official language	English

Miss Grand Uganda licensee timeline

Since the first competition in 2013, Ugandan representatives have never been placed in Miss Grand International.^{[7][8][9][10]}

History

Uganda occasionally takes part in Miss Grand International; it debuted in 2013 and was represented by an appointed representative, Pierra Akwero;^[5] however, she was unplaced on the international stage held in Thailand.^[7] 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.^{[1][2][3][11]} Statistically, all Ugandan candidates competing at the Miss Grand International received non-placements.^{[7][8][9][10]}

International competition

The following is a list of Ugandan representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year	Representative	Original national title	Competition performance	National director
2013	Pierra Akwero[5]	—	Unplaced[7]	Unknown
2015	Lilian Gashumba[1][2]	—	Unplaced[8]	Maria Mutagamba
2017	Achieng Priscilla[3]	Miss Earth Uganda 2016[3]	Unplaced[9]	Victoria Nabagereka
2018 – 2021: No representatives
2022	Oliver Nakakande[2][4]	Miss World Uganda 2019[2][4]	Unplaced[10]	Self-dominated
2023 – Present: No representatives

Titleholders gallery

• 
  Miss Grand Uganda 2015
  Lilian Gashumba
• 
  Miss Grand Uganda 2022
  Oliver Nakakande

References

1. "Gashumba represents Ugandan at Miss Grand International 2015". New Vision. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
2. Stuart G-Khast (3 August 2022). "Oliver Nakakande To Represent Uganda In Miss Grand International". Bigeye.ug. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
3. Denzel Shantel (23 September 2017). "Former Miss Earth needs 3M to fly to Vietnam to represent Uganda at Miss Grande Internationale". www.showbizuganda.com. Showbiz Uganda. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
4. Isa King (2 August 2022). "Oliver Nakakande to Represent Uganda at 2022 Edition of Miss Grand International". Satisfashionug.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
5. "Miss Grand International 2013 contestants and winner". Newyearseveblog.com. 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
6. "Oliver Nakakande Sets Off To Represent Uganda In Miss Grand International". www.showbizuganda.com. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
7. Harry Rodríguez (18 November 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
8. "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
9. "Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
10. María Fernanda Cedeño (25 October 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen". Colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
11. Francis Emukula (5 August 2022). "Miss Grand International Contestant Nakakande promises to fight GBV". New Vision. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

External links

• Africa portal

Media related to Miss Grand Uganda at Wikimedia Commons