The Miss Uganda Organization is celebrating 10 years under Kezzi Entertainment, with Brenda Nanyonjo at the helm.
Through a variety of contacts and networks, the Miss Uganda Chief Executive, Brenda Nanyonjo, and the team, have been able, since 2018, to send several Queens to grace the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) catwalk.
NYFW has a consortium of designers, and the Miss Uganda Queens walk for upcoming designers and show producers.
Nanyonjo sends photos and lookbooks of the Queen’s to the Fashion Show producers to vie for spots on the catwalk.
From 2018 Quinn Abenakyo – Miss Uganda 2018, Lynette Kwagala – Miss Uganda Central – 2018, Oliver Nakakande – Miss Uganda 2019, Mary Nakalema – Miss Uganda 2018 Finalist, and Elizabeth Bagaya – Miss Uganda 2022.
On Monday New York-based designer Maria Cornejo chose Akello as one of the models in the designer’s collection that sought to highlight diversity as a sort of defiance against the policies of new USA President Donald Trump.
Akello was one of 16 models that showcased a collection that featured velvet, long dresses, and big shearling coats — “for a strong woman, who doesn’t have to dress as a man to feel strong,” Cornejo was quoted as saying.
Akello also walked for Georgine Studio, Concept Korea, and Tadashi Shoji. She moved to New York late last year, from Cape Town where she moved in 2014 after being signed by Fusion Models.
Former Miss World Uganda Quinn Abenakyo has been in New York for months and she featured prominently at this year’s New York Fashion Week together with Elizabeth Bagaya, the reigning Miss Uganda.