Miss Tourism Uganda Pageant is back on the Uganda Tourism calendar
20 years after it was last held. As part of the activities to celebrate this
year’s World Tourism Day which falls on 27th September, the Tourism fraternity
led by the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) has launched a
Miss Tourism Uganda 2013 pageant, a website, logo and a theme song.
During the occasion to launch the pageants at Tamaria Hotel
in Kampala on July 30,the minister Dr. Maria Mutagamba called on stake holders
to “Journey with us and be part of the transformation of Uganda through Tourism
Uganda Pageant 2013 which will support tourism growth and improved livelihoods”
The aim of the pageant is “Promoting Uganda’s tourism by showcasing Uganda’s beauties as the Pearls of Africa”
Dr. Mutagamba says the pageants will promote Uganda tourism domestically and
internationally, showcase Uganda’s
diverse and rich tourism offering (flora, fauna, culture, history, food etc)
and increase public-Private sector participation/funding in tourism.
The contest will be open to all single Ugandan women in all regions of the
country aged 18-29 with a minimum A’ level education and with a height of 5
feet six inches.
The chairperson of the Tourism and trade in parliament Mrs
Flavia Kabahenda Rwabuhoro said during
the launch that she was happy that a Ugandan woman will be used to market the
face of Uganda. She pledged that the Parliament of Uganda will not only join
the journey but lead it in rediscovering the country’s natural endowments. She
challenged her colleagues in parliament to support tourism as a vehicle for
social transformation through public awareness and engagement
She was also happy that the pageant will now be an annual
event and that the winner will represent Uganda in the Miss World Tourism event
in Malaysia this year. The climax will be in Fort Portal during the World
Tourism Day celebrations
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