Zahara Nakiyaga, also Zahra Nakiyaga is a beauty pageant contestant who was crowned Miss Uganda 2015 at the age of 23 years.[2] She represented Uganda in Miss World 2015 in Sanya, China, in December 2015.[2]
Zahara Nakiyaga | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992 (age 31–32) Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Development Studies)[1] |
| Occupation | Beauty consultant |
| Years active | 2015 — present |
| Title | Miss Uganda 2015 |
Early life and education Background
editNakiyaga was born to Hajjati Mariam Nabwire, a housewife, and Hajji Muhammed Kiyaga, a businessman, in Wakiso District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda, circa 1992.[3] After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. At the time of her crowning as Miss Uganda 2015, she was in her final year of undergraduate studies at the university.[4] Later in 2015, she graduated from the School of Liberal and Performing Arts at Makerere University, with a Bachelor of Development Studies degree.[1]
2015 Miss Uganda pageant
editAs Miss Uganda, Nakiyaga represented her country in the Miss World pageant held in Sanya, China, in December 2015.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Gee Mukama (September 2015). "Miss Uganda Zahara Graduates With Degree of Development Studies". Kampala: Howwe.biz. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b Oluka, Esther (11 July 2015). "23-year-old Zahara crowned Miss Uganda". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b Adesola Ade-Unuigbe (24 November 2015). "BN Beauty presents the African Queens at Miss World 2015". BellaNaija.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Eupal, Felix (13 July 2015). "Nakiyaga is Miss Uganda 2015". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
External links
edit- Here is Why Leah Kalanguka and Zahara Nakiyaga Were ‘Glaringly Absent’ in this ‘Academy of Queens’ Shoot As of 8 July 2018.
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