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It is the most colorful and extravagant pageant for students in UK . Gue to its growing popularity and ever growing audience the organizers have decided to hold the 2010 competition in London for the 1st time ever since it was launched in Southampton, 2006. This years event promises bigger things for the contestants and an even wider University participation around the UK and of course it will be the event of the year in the students calender. Watch the space for more information. |
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 When Ashleigh Cloete entered Miss Afro Carribbean Society she did not anticipate that her winning would make her one of the busiest beauty queens in the UK. She won the pageant with her famous 'we may be bruised but will never be broken' phrase little did she know that her winning meant she got Sponsorship from the Miss Malaika UK Group and that meant her going to represent her country at a very prestigious international arena Miss Intercontinental in Belarus. It meant she took over the reigns from sensational Miss Cynthia Muvirimi who represented her country on the same ticket in Bahamas in 2006 when she came second in Miss Malaika UK.
Although Ashleigh did not win the prestigious title she was 22nd in the group of 56 but it is her passion, drive and enthusiasm that is making her stand out as a cut above the rest. Despite being a full time student at Solent university in Southampton Ashleigh has been busy wearing so many hearts -she is the Ambassador of the Zimbabwe Teachers Network, she is working with Mumba Children's centre spearheading the Children's Rights Club focussing on the girl child and she will be visiting Zambia in july together with current Miss Malaika UK, where she is one the organisers of the Fundraising dinner dance at Intercontinental in Lusaka.
Ashleigh is making the most of her reign as on tuesday the 16th of december she held a penalty shoot out with the year 8's at her former High school The Upper Shirley HighSchool in Southampton where every student that participated paid fifty pence(.50p) and raised £120.00, also donated were television sets, plenty of stationery and alot more is due to be collected as shoe boxes were left at the shool for more donations. All donated items will be forwarded to the Lemba Children's Worldwide Foundation in the rural area outside Bulawayo for the under priviledged. It was the passion that the children at this school showed that Ashleigh's previous week's presentation to them about the plight of the under priviledged children in Zambia touched them and were willing to help in any way possible.The head of Physical Education Mr Pete Hadfield organised this penalty shoot out upon Ashleigh contacting the school and sharing the plight of the under priviledged Ashleigh owes the success of the project to him and indeed the entire management, staff and students of Upper Shirley High School. Trophies were presented to the Top four scorers two boys for the penalty football shoot out and 2 girls for the netball goal scoring by Miss Ashleigh Cloete.
As part of Ashleigh's fundraising please purchase her 2010 calender which is on sale now.
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Jacqueline has been invited to be one of the guest judges at Miss Malaika UK 2009 competition which is taking place on Saturday 10th October 2009 in South End on Sea. Jacqueline who once carried the title in 2007-08 will be on the panel with other judges to find yet another ambassdor for the Mumba Day Care charity that's based in Zambia (South of Africa)
For her various work with J.M Promotions and other organisations Jacqueline Matovu has been nominated for a Beffta Award in the fashion category (Best Choreographer). The event which is taking place on Saturday 17th October will be the first ever Beffta awards show which will see recognition for people in the community.
All the best to J.M. |
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 Congratulations go out to Ashleigh the reiging Miss ACS queen for her excellent performance at Miss Intercontinetal 2009 contest that took place on Saturday 27th September in Belarus. Despite not being placed Ashleigh, who was shaproned by Ms Hilda Mulenga CEO of Miss Malaika UK, did us proud as she worked hard to get there and says the experince was incredible.
The pageant that had more experienced young ladies from bigger stages of Miss World & Miss Universe sold out on the night and broadcasted live in over 30 counties, saw 23 year old Miss Venezuela walk away with the title, followed by Miss Belarus as 1st runner up and 2nd runner up to Miss Puerto Rico.
Well done to Ashleigh and we will keep you updated of her continous work. |
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It has been almost half a decade since the last Miss Uganda UK was crowned. So long that the last crown queen doubled as the Contestants’ Manager this time round to share a few tricks of the trade with the 2009 contestants. ECO Media News and Eyecon Magazine's Entertainment Editor, Enock K. Kimbowa writes that when Jackie Matovu-who has had to carry the title until now- crowned Maria Namiiro as Miss Uganda UK 2009, it was not just a ‘family affair’ following weeks together with the contestants with a close trainee and trainer relationship, anyone who knew Maria before or got to know her during the event as she strutted and answered questions agreed that this was a worthy reviver of the most coveted pageant crown for the Ugandan community in UK. |
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