Maria Namiiro who was both the judges’ choice and popular with the crowd’s is the new Miss Uganda UK 2009 who has overcome various obstacles to be crown on Saturday 13th June 09 at Troxy, a venue that has hosted various prestigious events including the Miss England beauty contest. She wins a modelling contract with Mahogany Model Management, cash prizes, a modelling portfolio by Martin Kuria Photography, an ambassador for Latitude Care Network, face of Brenda Maraka, Club Volts membership, an automatic entry to Miss Uganda for Miss World 2009 Grand Finale in Kampala on 26th Sept 2009 at Imperial Royale Hotel. More details on this will be sent out in due course. Maria will leave for Kampala in July for charity work on behalf of LCN. The new title-holder’s strength was perceived to be her answering of the questions posed. There were 15 finalist contestants, eight of whom went through to the final round for questioning. The 1st princess was Nancy Tamwesigire and 2nd Princess was Brandie Arombo, both of whom will receive directory into the Mahogany Model Management, cash prizes and portfolios.
The event’s hosts were Nancy Kitaka and Yiannis Morgan and the evening included performances by a host of Ugandan artistes based in the UK like Chizzo, Caster P, Paddy Dee and the Boyz, N£lly, Mc Moseh, Fyonna, Elite ac and others like Angel J, Zack Milk and Plakamille and traditional performances by African Cultural Development and lastly LCN traditional dancer. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to LCN.
Performance Production Ltd the organisers of Miss Uganda UK as well as the licence holder for Miss Uganda for Miss World would like to extend their gratitude to all of our partners, sponsors and various community groups for making Miss Uganda UK 2009 a success. We look forward to seeing you all next year for Miss Uganda UK 2010.
PRESS CONFERENCE & AFTER PARTY
The Miss Uganda UK 2009 press conference and an after party will be held on the same day. Details will be announced on our website shortly after confirmation of travel arrangements. This is when the contestants will be given their presents, sponsors, artist and performers will be officially acknowledged.
Ashleigh Cloete
Stephanie Faderin
Crowning Miss ACS UK 209
The new Miss ACS UK
Susan Araromi
ASHLEIGH was not BROKEN!
A new queen for the ACS who captured the judges with a strong message ‘We may be bruised but won’t be broken’ relating to the political issues back home in Zimbabwe where she was born.
Ashleigh Cloete, 21 year-old student at the Southampton Solent University, turned the title upside down when she won Miss ACS 2009 contest in Louisiana, Southampton. Born in Zimbabwe the new Miss ACS is the second winner of the title taking over from Tanaka Nyawiri who is also of the same origin/nationality. Miss Cloete was presented by her predecessor Tanaka Nyawiri with tiara & sash and an ultimate goodie bag sponsored by Defjam UK. Second-placed went to Nigeria - Stephanie Faderin, 19 year old attending King’s College in London and third place went to the bubbly Susan Araromi also from Nigeria currently at the University of Southampton. The other 3 in the top 6 included Samantha Kangal-Nurse (Winchester University, Trinidad & Guyana), Savaughan Fairman-Campbell (Chichester University, Jamaica) & Sharma Johnson-Attille (Winchester University & St Lucia). The night was full of entertainment from students (J.P.S, Isaac and Young Don), a mini fashion show from an upcoming designer Brandy (Frockstar designs) and the audience was kept busy by the special guest host Daddy Ernie (Choice FM) accompanied by Jacqueline Matovu. The judging panel Tanka Nyawiri (Miss ACS 2008 & Miss Africa Queen 2008), Lionel & James Brown of (DefJam UK), Yusuf B of (5ft Heroes south coast Dj) and Affri of the famously known Afro barber shop in Southampton. J.M promotions would like to thank all the main sponsors and the Universities that took part in this year’s event.
Jacqueline Matovu
Angel J again heads the vocal billing .........
Angel J has really grown and matured into the singer she is today. Her humble beginnings influenced greatly her passion for music and the sense of maturity but respect with which she approaches her career. She told CaribCommx: “Music was always around me as a child. I grew up on Motown, Gospel. Reggae, Country and Western etc. And I joined my first band when I was 12 years of age - I could not get enough of it. Singing is fun. It’s artistic and something that makes me feel fulfilled. It’s exciting for me and, hopefully, it will be exciting and entertaining for people who are interested in what I do”. Angel has immense vocal talent and has the ability to perform live. She has worked as a session singer, providing backup singing for several artistes, and has participated in community events in which she has served on the judging panel for youth singing and dance competitions. Angel J is a specialist Wedding Singer whose angelic voice (hence her name) has graced a number of weddings. www.myspace.com/angel54321
Chocolate Blonde has joined the team .....
Here is what Chocolate Blonde has to say about herself:
“Chocolate Blonde is every bit her name a refreshing UK solo artist with fun, lust and drama in mind. Her writing and performance reflects her cool outrageous sound of catchy singing, straight to the point chatting and addictive dance moves, which all feature hand in hand on many of her tracks. She is a cocktail of Hip Pop RnB on ice. This high energy, high impact chick is the voice cheeky women everywhere have been looking for.
Chocolate blonde to date has won best performer at the Mp3 Music Awards, had her song ‘Say Something’ featured on music program The Nokia green room. She has also supported Mario on his UK tour. Chocolate Blonde has performed in many prestigious venues such as The round house, The coronet, The Bar music hall, The corn Exchange(Cambridge) and Burgess park to name a few.
Jacqueline Matovu is the current & reigning Miss Uganda UK beauty queen, former Miss Malaika UK 2007 & founder/CEO of J.M Promotions. Jacqueline once a contestant and a Judge on the show is now taking the stage to compere as part of J.M Promotions and is proud to partner with Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth to deliver a successful event in Hammersmith. J.M Promotions is an event and beauty show management company that has been staging and organising events and beauty shows in the UK since 2004. J.M annually hosts the Miss ACS UK (Miss Afro Caribbean and Society in the UK), which is a beauty show for all university students of the Afro and Caribbean descendent now in its 5th year. This event was set up to help students to build up confidence, profile, support their communities and in the process have fun. For more information about Jacqueline’s work please visit www.missacsuk.co.uk
Sami'Jo adds to the impact .....
This young and talented artist by the name of Samantha Malcolm (a.k.a. Sami'Jo) is definitely someone to watch out for. Blessed with the gift to sing, Samantha has been showcasing her talent in and around London, and hopes to one day be singing for millions of people nationwide. With a voice that is mixed with Gospel and true R&B and Soul, Samantha brings passion to all her songs, for she believes music coincides with the soul. For more information on Samantha, her music, where her next gigs are at, or if you'd like Samantha to sing at your wedding or function. Please visit her Myspace page at: www.myspace.com/samijo30music or call 07526 462 275.
Introducing J.P.S. .....
Combining their artistic skills, Henry “Cally P” Edet, Victor “Jay-Vic” Johnson and Valentine “Baby Africa” Ashu represent the emerging dynamic trio that make up London based African hip hop group JPS a.k.a Just Plain Sick.Forming towards the end of 2004 while studying for their ‘A’ Levels at Newham College signaled the groups first real push to carve a space for themselves in the music industry.
With a blend of the various musical flavors of their African background the group set about creating a hip hop sound distinctive from many of their peers at the time. In just over six months, the group had gained popularity locally and went on to perform in cities such as Sheffield, Hull, Bournemouth also getting the opportunity to showcase their music in Italy and Germany.
Their marketing and promotional skills saw them achieve a slot on a Ben T.V show in 2005 dedicated to emerging urban talent in the U.K. Despite the widespread acclaim and promising future, the boys took a break from making music together as academic challenges became a priority.
Kick starting their resurgence in December 2008 was a Jay-Vic appearance on the widely popular M.T.V Hugo boss urban competition followed by an appearance at the Miss Cameroon UK 2008 competition supporting established Cameroonian artists. Currently promoting singles ‘E Dey’ ‘Bad Girl’ and ‘Crazy’ the trio have already gained radio play and supported popular Nigerian artists such as Olu Maintain.
Work on the forthcoming debut album “JPS: Home and Away” has already began and is set for a summer release. Blending the vast musical styles that have influenced the group from Hip hop, soul, R n B, Makosa, High Life and Dancehall, Salsa and many others. The album threatens to establish JPS as African hip hop artist finally capable of conquering the global as well as home entertainment industry.
