Miss Uganda North America will hold up a mega award event at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Seattle \u2013 Washington dubbed as \u201ca night of culture and fashion for women empowerment\u201d. On the same day, most influential Young women will be awarded for their efforts towards the livelihood of women across the Globe.<\/p>\n
12 Brilliant young women are in the running for this year\u2019s crown, and along the way they will be joining hands to learn how to work together on key girl-child and women empowerment issues.<\/p>\n
Here are the women contesting for the awards<\/p>\n
Nyame Mariam Danso \u2013 San Diego, California<\/strong><\/p>\n Nyame was born and raised in Uganda. She\u2019s currently pursuing a modeling career in College. \u201c\u2026 this would be a great opportunity for me to combine what i love most \u2013 fashion \u2013 and helping people.\u201d<\/p>\n Daphine Karungi Kabwa \u2013 West Hartford, Connecticut<\/strong><\/p>\n Daphine is a Mass Communications graduate from Uganda Christian University and is working on attaining a Master\u2019s Degree. She would like to use this platform to create social identities that will be developmental to our community, pulling up fellow women. Instagram:<\/p>\n Myra Muyinza Najjemba Wamala \u2013 Houston, Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n Muyinza means \u2018through God all things are possible.\u2019 Myra is a sophomore at Sam Houston State University, majoring in nursing. She dreams of opening up her own Clinic to better help children in need of health care as a pediatric nurse practitioner<\/p>\n Natasha Mupenzi \u2013 North Andover, Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n Born in Uganda and raised in Uganda and Rwanda, Natasha speaks Luganda, Runyankore and Kinyarwanda. She\u2019s currently in nursing school, working on becoming a nurse practitioner. Her dream is to someday move back to Uganda and work in a hospital there. She\u2019s also obsessed with culture<\/p>\n Tramaine Suubi \u2013 DC Metro area<\/strong><\/p>\n She just graduated with a double-major in Philosophy and French from Wheaton College in Illinois. Her passion is international human rights advocacy. \u201cThis passion for equity and justice is grounded in my faith as a Christian.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacent Nalwali Wamala \u2013 Henderson, Nevada<\/strong><\/p>\n Jacent never has a dull day when it comes to serving her community. Born in Uganda and raised in Nevada, she works as a marriage and family therapist, juvenile detention center therapist, part time instructor at University of Nevada Las Vegas, and volunteers with Broadway in the HOOD (Helping Others Open Doors) \u2013 a non profit that helps disadvantaged youths. She is planning to get her PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy and is interested in activism and philanthropy. \u201cI do not feel like I work a day in my life, because I enjoy everything I do.\u201d<\/p>\n Noelyne Leni Alitema \u2013 Eugene, Oregon<\/strong><\/p>\n This daughter of the West Nile Region of Uganda is interested in International Studies \u2013 specifically International Law.\u00a0Leni Noelyne\u00a0borrows a lot from her upbringing in a small village to survive the challenges of living in the United States. It has also inspired her to plan on making clean water and sanitation more accessible for people in rural Uganda. \u201cI believe educating a girl child a day can greatly improve the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n Mary Semakula \u2013 Auburn, Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n She was born and raised in Washington State and is currently a freshman attending the University of Washington, majoring in Biomedical Sciences. \u201cGrowing up I was always teased for being a nerd, and not fitting society\u2019s standards of beauty.\u201d Mary wants to teach young women that it is OK to be different and to have flaws \u2013 that there is nothing wrong with enjoying studying and being smart.<\/p>\n Shalom Aburu \u2013 Tacoma Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n Shalom Aburu is a fashion designer in the Seattle\/Tacoma areas of Washington state. She also works with a non profit in Uganda that helps youth to access education opportunities and gain vocational skills. Shalom believes in tackling the problems faced by Uganda through education of the youth.<\/p>\n Michelle Namuyaba Mukasa \u2013 Everett, Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n At the age of seventeen, her heart desired to grasp ahold of a cause worth fighting for. Knowing that her heart is for helping people, she became a soldier in the U.S. Army. In the same way, she desires to learn from her people and continue to spread the beautiful Ugandan culture to all generations. Her greatest role model is Maya Angelou (rip). \u201cShe challenged women to recognize oppression and the very captivity they may hold themselves within.\u201d<\/p>\n Comfort Chloe Akatukunda \u2013 Peabody, Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n Raised in Mbarara, Uganda, Comfort moved to the United States at the age of 18. She is a sophomore at Regis College, pursuing a Bachelors in Nursing. Comfort brings a caring and positive attitude to the class of 2018. She hopes to leave behind a legacy of queens making a difference. \u201cI want what everyone wants, to be seen as more than ordinary.\u201d Her core values are honesty, commitment, respect and patriotism<\/p>\n Jacinta Nabirye Bateganya \u2013 Kennesaw, Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n Jacinta is a junior at Kennesaw State University, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Statistics. She plans to pursue a career as a health psychologist and also has a huge interest in fashion and beauty. She currently part times as a jewelry consultant. She would like to use this platform to shed a light on mental health, especially often ignored mental health issues affecting women \u2013 such as postpartum depression<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Miss Uganda North America will hold up a mega award event at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Seattle \u2013 Washington dubbed as \u201ca night of culture and fashion for women empowerment\u201d. 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