At the recently-concluded Abryanz Style and Fashion awards, Jennifer Musisi, the executive director Kampala Capital City Authority won the accolade for best-dressed female corporate personality.
Unfortunately she was not present to receive it nor did she send a representative.
The awards CEO Brian Ahumuza took it upon himself to deliver the accolade over the weekend.
Musisi expressed gratitude upon receiving it but the humbling part for Ahumuza was that Musisi follows the fashion scene closely and that her daughters are his fans and followers. She pledged support towards next year’s edition.
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Miss Teen winners receive cash prize
Winners of this year’s edition of Mirinda Miss Teen received their cash prizes last Friday afternoon at a luncheon at Sheraton hotel.
The girls turned up with their parents to collect their school fees money as promised to them when they entered the competition.
The winner, Vanessa Nansove of St Joseph’s Nsambya received Shs 2m, while the runners- up Budesian Kyagera of Lubaga Girls School and Sandra Murungi of Eden International School Mbarara got Shs 1.5m and Shs 1.2m, respectively.
Vanessa’s mother shared how she initially did not want her daughter to take part in the competition.
However, she decided to support her throughout until she received the call that her daughter had won. She pledged support towards any activations Vanessa will be part of and anything positive she decides to do in her life.
Ugandan films for AMVCAs
Year 2015 was harsh at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice awards; besides a Kenyan film winning Best Swahilli language film, all the other winners were from Nigeria.
The 2016 nomination list has now been announced and for the first time since their inception back in 2013, Uganda has more than one nomination.
All three nominations are from two movies by the same director, Kenneth Ssebaggala. House Arrest, which was premiered over the weekend, is nominated for Best East African film and Best Lighting design.
His other film Call 112 is nomined in the Best East African film category. The AMVCAs take place next year in Nigeria.
Kenzo, Chamili, Ntale for Koras
The Kora awards are back after a spell of silence and a number of local artistes found their way on to the nomination list announced earlier this month.
Eddy Kenzo leads the Ugandan pack that also has Jose Chameleone, Juliana Kanyomozi, Bebe Cool and Irene Ntale.
Kenzo is nominated for Best East African Male artiste where he faces competition from Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz, South Sudan’s Emmanuel Jal and Awale Adan from Djibouti, among others.
He is also nominated in the Best African Music Video for Zigido, alongside Jose Chameloene for Wale Wale.
Juliana and Irene Ntale will face off in the Best East African Female artiste, while Bebe Cool is up for Album of the Year, thanks to his Go Mama. The Kora awards take place on March 20, 2016, in Namibia.
Host Steve Harvey announces wrong Miss Universe winner
TV host and comedian Steve Harvey on Sunday night announced the wrong winner of the Miss Universe 2015 pageant – and the crowd watched in heartbreak and horror as the crown had to be removed from the head of one contestant and placed on another, on live television.
Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez wiped away tears of joy after she was named Miss Universe 2015, but her glory only lasted two minutes.
Just as Gutierrez was blowing kisses and waving to her adoring fans, she was informed it was actually Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach who had won the crown.
Steve Harvey told the crowd, “Folks, I have to apologize. The first runner-up is Colombia,” he announced. “Miss Universe 2015 is Miss Philippines.”
And then came for the heartbreaking moment when Miss Colombia had to bend down, allowing Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega to remove the crown and place it on Miss Philippines’ head, followed by the sash.
Harvey’s profuse apologies on Twitter are falling on deaf ears as there is an outpouring of fury.
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