Ugandan -Rwandan Miss Tumukunde is performing well in the Miss World 2023/2024: Beauty with a Purpose

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde, Ugandan-Rwandan who is in the Miss Wolrd 2023/2024 [ PHOTO TUMUKUNDE]

India is hosting the 71st Miss World pageant in Mumbai on March 9. This is India’s second time hosting Miss World, the oldest existing international beauty pageant, after a controversial first time in 1996. Among the contestants is a Ugandan born to a Rwandan mother Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde.  

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde, Ugandan-Rwandan who is in the Miss Wolrd 2023/2024 [ PHOTO TUMUKUNDE]

As the competition continued, Miss Uganda 2023 Hannah Tumukunde came in the top 10 in this category known as "Beauty with a Purpose", where she competed for first place with other contestants including Indonesian, Audrey Vanessa, Priyanka Rani Joshi from Nepal, Nursena Say from Turkey, Krystyna Pyszková from Czech Republic and Sophi Shamie from Ukraine. 

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde in the airplane heading to India, Ugandan-Rwandan who is in the Miss World 2023/2024 [ PHOTO TUMUKUNDE]

Other contestants in the same category as Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde also included Tanzania's Halima Ahmad Kopwe, Miss Botswana 2022 Lesego Chombo, Brazil's Leticia Frota, and Miss World Trinidad & Tobago, Aché Abrahams.

Top 10 contestants in the Miss World in the category known as "Beauty with a Purpose [ PHOTO MISS WOLRD]

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde, who was crowned Miss Uganda 2023 created some confusion about her nationality. She was said to be a Rwandan woman and she later revealed that she was born to a mother who was originally from Rwanda and a father from ANkole (Umunyankole) in Uganda.  

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde, Ugandan-Rwandan who is in the Miss Wolrd 2023/2024 [ PHOTO TUMUKUNDE]

 She revealed that she is also Rwandan during the interview with MC Kats a few days ago when she was elected. The journalist asked her about the announcement by some people who were saying that she was crowned Miss Uganda and was not a Ugandan.

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde, Ugandan-Rwandan who is in the Miss Wolrd 2023/2024 [ PHOTO TUMUKUNDE]

"I am a Ugandan born in Uganda to one Rwandan mother and Ugandan father from Ankole," said Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde is fluent in English, Ikinyankole, Luganda as well Kinyarwanda. She was born in 1998 in Kisasi, Uganda, and this is where she grew up.

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde, Ugandan-Rwandan who is in the Miss Wolrd 2023/2024 [ PHOTO TUMUKUNDE]

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde, Ugandan-Rwandan who is in the Miss Wolrd 2023/2024 [ PHOTO TUMUKUNDE]

Miss Hannah Karema Tumukunde, Ugandan-Rwandan who is in the Miss Wolrd 2023/2024 [ PHOTO TUMUKUNDE]

 It is not the first time that Uganda has sent a girl who performed well in Miss World, especially since in 2018 when Ms. Quiin Abenakyo, who represented the country, was among the top 30 girls in the Miss World. Then later, she came in the top five and was crowned Miss World Africa. At that time, she became the first girl to compete in Miss World representing Uganda.

Miss Quiin Abenakyo- Miss Uganda 2018 [PHOTO  ABENAKYO]

Miss Quiin Abenakyo- Miss Uganda 2018 [PHOTO  ABENAKYO]

Back in Kigali, Rwanda is one of the countries that had signed up for this competition but withdrew. Rwanda last appeared in the Miss World pageant in 2021, when Miss Ingabire Grace participated.

Miss Ingabire Grace- Miss Rwanda 2021 [PHOTO INGABIRE]

It was in June 2023 that the management of the Miss World Contest announced that its 71st edition was going to be held again, and Divine Muheto was among the girls who were supposed to participate in representing Rwanda. 

Miss Muheto Divine- Miss Rwanda 2022 [PHOTO MUHETO]

Miss Muheto had to participate with the help of one of the usual companies that used to organize beauty pageants in Rwanda called Rwanda Inspiration Back Up. However, this company was stopped by the Ministry of Youth and Culture because of the problems and allegations against Ishimwe Dieudonné [Prince Kid] the CEO and manager who started the company. The court in Kigali said that the crimes of sexual violence this manager was doing to some of the girls who participated in Miss Rwanda in different editions was not acceptable. 

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 Among the 116 girls-contestants who are competing for the crown of Miss World 2023, the winner will replace the Polish, Karolina Bielawska who won in 2021

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