Joy Lehai Kanyarutokye (born 1946[1][2]) was the first Ugandan woman to be crowned Miss Uganda with both parents Ugandan on 28 October 1968.[1][3][4]
Personal life and education
editLehai was a daughter of Dr. Norman Kanyarutokye and she was the first out of five children.[1]
She graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1970.[5][1]
She married Dr. Festo Higiro on 6 June 1970 at All Saints Church in Nakasero but they later divorced.[1] She was the grandmother of Sharon O a former dancer in the Obsessions dance group.[1]
Career
editShe was crowned the 1968 Miss Uganda on the 29 October 1968 at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala when she was 22 years old.[1][2] She weighed 111 lbs (approximately 50 kg) and her height was 5 feet and 4 inches.[1] On 14 November 1968, Lehai competed in London at the 1968 Miss World beauty content representing Uganda at Lyceum Theatre.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Here is the first Miss Uganda". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ a b Says, Luis Rubio (2020-02-11). "Miss World 1968". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Beauty Queens since independence". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ admin (2023-03-24). "Hannah Karema crowned Miss Uganda 2023/ 2024". The Pearl. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ Makerere UEA 50th Anniv Celebrations Alumni List 1963 -1970 (PDF). Uganda: Makerere University.
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