2010 CONTESTANTS
Promoting Beauty, Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship
Mr East Africa UK 2010 and Miss East Africa UK 2010 contestants profiles.
My name is Bethlehim Belay I’m Ethiopian born and raised-up in Addis Ababa, I studied travel and tourism and currently pursuing my higher education in hospitality Management. I’m a group coordinator and co-founding member of “Raey Entertainment Group”. I play Amharic theatre and short dramas, in addition to this, moving on to organise poetry and entertaining evenings with the group. I do modelling, performing arts and participate on seasonal projects with Pan Intercultural Art group.
I’m hard working, self motivated and self improver with a principle “everyday is a learning process”. I love children, charity work, swimming, modelling, acting, walking, reading and enjoying music.
Inspired by the creative industry from running up cultural and charitable fashion shows to catwalk for high street fashion, I realised my ability that I can bring the Ethiopian unique and unseen tradition and culture to the world of fashion industry and high street stores. I aspire to run my business venture by trading clothes, accessories and souvenirs from Ethiopia adapting new style, trends using my own creativity and provide a quality product and service by bringing a mixture cultural and modern flair of East Africa.
I have a great passion to work closely with the crafts men (weavers and tailors) back home who does the hardest job but gain almost nothing. I strive to create independent entrepreneurship and employment and get them recognised for their hard work therefore they can lead a sustainable business.
Most of all I love to give back to my community!! “Dare to reach out your hand to the darkness to pull another hand into the light” Norman B. Rice. I’m currently supporting a single mother and her twin children in Ethiopia, whose life was at risk to be on street, I organised for friends to contribute fund every month to support them with the essentials food, cloth and shelter and promised to sponsor the children until they finish their education. However, my ultimate goal is to make this family have a sustainable life and support others with the same situation. “The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own” Benjamin Disraeli.
My genuine desire for participating in Miss East Africa beauty pageant comes from my wish to help the charities that Miss & Mr East Africa UK are supporting. It was always my dream to support children in Africa. Therefore, I took this opportunity to show my positive responsiveness for African children who are in need and would like to continue working alongside Miss East Africa and make a positive change in my native country Ethiopia.
I would like for people to vote for me because this is my starting point, I am on the platform and can see the doors open with wide opportunity. I want to start small and grow big to reach to the longest journey of success. I am confident, optimistic and have a great charisma to fulfill my dream.
I need your vote to take this prestigious crown and start living my dream on 3rd July at Central Hall Westminster. Please buy your voting ticket and come and support me.
“I am only one, but I am one I can’t do everything, but I can do something and I will not let what I can’t do interfere with what I can do” Edward Everett Hale.
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My name is Adyam Markos and I am a recent university graduate, BA honours in Marketing and Advertising from the London College of Communications.
I am an active member of the kids team at my church and enjoy working with the kids to support their learning in various areas of church life. I love travelling, photography, fashion and film and spend my free time exploring these areas.
Everyone has a dream and mine is to collaborate all of my passions and interest and turn them into my dream job and hopefully to for fill my purpose. I want people to support me so I can do just that with the support of Mr and Miss East Africa UK to make my business plans come into fruition and make my dream a reality.
I have a huge interest in micro financing and have combined that with my love of media within my business plan. If I win the title Miss East Africa UK and the prize money, I would use it to develop the website, support the launch and promote the project.
Please buy your voting ticket here and come and cast your votes live for me on 3rd July at Central Hall Westminster:
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My name is Mary Muthoni, a 20 year old student at Kingston University studying Forensic Science. I represent Kenya in this contest. I am also a part-time play-worker at a primary school. My hobbies are dancing, cat-walking, basketball, voluntary work, baby sitting and attending gospel concerts.
I would like people to support me to win this prestigious title as I like getting involved with good causes. By taking part in this show, I will be helping to raise funds the less privileged children so they can have a better life.
If I win, I would like to invest the prize money in establishing a performing arts centre in Kenya and eventually other parts of East Africa. I will also be a permanent sponsor of a specific child from the official charity of this year’s Mr and Miss East Africa UK, Forever angels baby home in Tanzania; so I will start by investing my winnings on the child.
Please buy your advance voting tickets and come and cast your votes for me live at Central Hall Westminster on 3rd July.
My name is Randa Shebly. I’m 24 years old and originally from Eritrea. Because of the bravery of my mother and father who left a war torn Eritrea and moved to Europe so that me and my siblings could have every opportunity in life, I grew up in Sweden and moved to the United Kingdom to study at university almost 6 years ago.
I feel lucky that I have had great fortune in my life so far and I feel a passion and responsibility to dedicate large parts of my life to giving back, creating good fortune for others who have less resources in East Africa. Ultimately the dream is that future generations of East African children, our children and grand children have the same opportunities and resources that I had, right there in East Africa.
Three years ago I started in the UK’s largest grassroots fundraising company and spent one year doing the face to face fundraising myself to gain two things; sales experience and to gain an understanding of the way that the public thinks. After that one year I used that experience to open up my own fundraising company that I have since expanded into 3 cities here in the UK as well as one in Madrid, Spain.
My goal has always been to set up my own charity organisation.
The reason why I am taking part in Miss East Africa UK 2010 is that when my good friend and former contestant Saba Tewelde told me about this contest, I haven’t stopped thinking since that the time to realise my dream and get my own charity started could be sooner than I expected. The exposure, the credibility and the opportunity to benefit from the experience of Miss East Africa UK 2010 I believe can help make my next step possible. What I need from you guys and girls out there is to come on down to Westminster Central Hall on the 3rd July and support me.
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Every vote counts so please, vote RANDA!
My name is Dauggie . I was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and came to United Kingdom in 2004. I study Information communication technology. I also work part time as model and Ethiopian traditional dancer. I like music, dancing and entertaining people. My desire is to help children living without parents.
Please vote for me so that I can introduce my culture and open my cultural institute where tourists can get information on travels to East Africa, cultural food, what East African attractions to visit and more.
I’m currently donating £3 a month to an Ethiopian charity (Fanos) that supports children that have lost their parents through HIV/AIDS but through my cultural institute I would like to contribute more and be a full time member of Fanos.
I hope you will make my dream come true by coming to Central Hall Westminster on 3rd July to cast your votes live for me.
My name is Sharifah Mukamusoni. I’m representing Uganda. Currently I work part time as a sales representative. My hobbies include, reading novels, watching movies, listening to music,surfing the internet as well as socialising and spending time with family and friends.
If I win Miss East Africa UK 2010 I will use the prize money to set up an events management company where I will run events n the UK to make profit in order to be able to help out the suffering children on the streets of Uganda as I have passion for children. I want to improve their well-being and also be able to give them a chance to gain an education. Children are the future so we need to love and cherish them.
Come and cast your votes for me on 3rd July at Central Hall Westminster, London
I’m Lil P; musician, fashion designer and student. I’m representing my homeland Rwanda in the contest. I’m currently touring around the UK promoting my upcoming album that’s due out at the end of the year. Music is my first love, I write my own songs but I also like to collaborate with other musicians.
I entered Mr East Africa UK contest in order to gain the chance to show the world my talent and productions. I would like people to vote for me to win so that I can show black talent and culture within the media world by creating women’s clothing line that will be focusing on black beauty.
If I win the prize I will invest the money in launching my clothing line for women Called “BLACK MONALISA WEAR”
Please come and cast your vote for me live at Central Hall Westminster live on 3rd July.
My name is Marie Swamba and I’m representing Kenya in the Miss East Africa UK competition 2010. I’m a Biomedical Science student at the University of Hull. I am a kind hearted, caring individual who’s not scared of responsibility. I believe in aiming for the best in everything I do.I socialise with friends and help run young womens’ groups (NSPCC) during my spare time. I also indulge in sports and exercises as I believe that feeling good about yourself has to start from within you.
I should be crowned Miss East Africa UK 2010 as I know I have what it takes to hold the title.I am the true definition of beauty with brains. I’m on a full scholarship at my university as a result of excellent A-levels. I’m also the current holder of the title ‘Face of Barking and Dagenham 2009′. I work comfortably with people of all ages as this is an important aspect in business.
Once crowned Miss East Africa UK (by God’s grace),I will invest the cash prize in upcoming youth programmes in Kenya and eventually in the whole of East Africa.I’m passionate about showcasing the great talents that young people in Africa posses that has gone unrecognised for years. I have been working hand in hand with youth organisations in the UK hence why I opted to invest the money in young people.
I hope you can make it to the show on the 3rd of July 2010 to vote for me to make my ambitious dream a reality.
My name is Kisakye Namulondo Nanambi, I am a 21 year old student from Uganda, studying Fashion Promotion at the University for the Creative Arts in Rochester, Kent. I also work in a private nursery in Blackheath, London and love children after all, they are the future! I have a passion for fashion, food and music but above all, our almighty heavenly Father.
I should win Miss East Africa UK 2010 because I have enormous dreams and ambitions for myself that involve being able to help the vulnerable all over the world. I would like to be known and remembered as someone who has achieved great things in the fashion industry whilst caring and helping the less privileged in Africa and eventually the World.
If I win this prestigious title I would invest the money into Kampala Fashion Week; a business I am putting together at the moment, which I am very excited about. I believe my business will create employment in Uganda and will give motivation and encouragement for designers, stylists, models promoters, entertainers and the young generation of East Africa as well as giving back to different charities across Africa every year.
Come and vote for me at the Miss East Africa UK finals on the 3rd of July at Central Hall Westminster. It’s not what abilities you have that makes a difference; it’s what you do with these abilities that’s paramount.
Help me make a difference!
I’m sinitta Owor. I’m representing Uganda. My passion is Africa. I want to see the people of Africa bettering and catering for themselves. Among other things I enjoy are art, dancing and meeting new people.
If I win Mr and Miss East Africa UK 2010 I would use the prize money to help people involved in African artistry such as dance, painting and sculpture/craft to set up a business or to sell their products to bigger businesses in Africa and oversees.
Buy your tickets and come and cast your votes for me on 3rd July live at Central Hall Westminster, London.
My name is Sharon Jennipher Adhiambo, I am 21 years old. I was born in Kenya and sincerely value my heritage, which is why I will be representing my country. I’m currently taking a year off, however I am very much looking forward to studying software development in September. I’m also an aspiring model.
I’m a highly motivated young woman with extraordinary qualities and a renewed energy. I am very goal oriented and I hope to achieve a lot of positivity and recognition in my future through a lot of hard work, determination and dedication. I enjoy meeting new people and networking; also extremely outgoing and approachable.
My business venture is to run a pageant hopefully franchise in MR and Miss East Africa UK. My mission will be to bring in new ideas and developments i.e. to provide educational opportunities and self developments to outstanding young black women and to develop the “whole woman mind, body, and spirit.” My vision is for young African women in the UK to reflect the spotlight on Africa, tell their stories to the world, inspire one another, build self esteem, and perceive their beauty inside and out. I would also like to help contestants become top achievers and further their talents or career goals.
I am a go getter and when I have an idea burning in my head or even set my heart out to do something I always set a plan and find a way to achieve my goals. My plans after this pageant are to be involved and to also volunteer in charities and orphanages helping children who have lost their parents in unfortunate circumstances, collecting books, clothes and toys for orphans and street children in East Africa.
Please come and support me to take my dream to empower young African women in UK further, buy your advance tickets for the Grand Finals at Central Hall Westminster on the 3rd of July and vote for me. Thank you.
My name is Allen Lule ( Ziriddamu) and I come from Uganda. I work as a customer service assistant.
I’m proud to be a contestant of Miss East Africa UK 2010 and would like your support to win this prestigious title.
I would like to win the prize money to assist me with my business venture which is to help people in Africa start up small businesses. In doing that it will make them more self-reliant, reduce poverty hence parents won’t force their children to beg off the streets and into child labour.
Please support me to win.
Buy your advance voting ticket now and come and cast your vote live at Central Hall Westminster on 3rd July.
My name is Daisy Rogers. I will be representing Kenya. I am studying psychology and society health and development. My spare time is spent socialising, sports and organising fundraising events for charities and for disadvantaged schools in Kenya. I am determined, hard working and I have a great sense of humour (that’s if you get my jokes).
The public should come and cast their votes for me because I have great passion for children and young people like me in Africa. I’ve always wanted to get involved with issues such as tackling lack of daily essentials like clean water and children that suffer with HIV. I have now been given the opportunity and I am going to take it and change lives one child at a time. I have already helped one school in the village in Kenya and I am determined to help more disadvantage children.
If I’m crowned Miss East Africa UK, the prize money will be invested in my business which is promoting sports and giving a chance to children who have talent but they do not have enough money or equipment to pursue there talent and break the poverty chain. From my experience being raised up in Kenya, there is a lot of talent in youngsters that is going to waste. I would also work closely with particulars school to help supply them with shoes, uniform and books.
Please buy your advance voting ticket and come and cast your vote for me on 3rd July at Central Hall Westminster.
I’m Happiness Kabatesi H. I’m a full time student studying networking. I work part time in a dementia unit and I’m also a part time model. I’m a founding member and dance choreographer for passionate warriors Rwandan cultural group.
I would like your support to win Miss East Africa UK 2010 as I am hard working and determined. I know that if I win I will make great use of the prize money as I plan to start a business selling African cultural items. However, my ultimate goal is to open an orphanage at home in Rwanda.
Support me to win. Buy your voting ticket now and come and cast your vote live at Central Hall Westminster on 3rd July.
