Joy Lehai Kanyarutokye (born 1946) was the first Ugandan woman to be crowned Miss Uganda with both parents Ugandan on 28 October 1968.
Personal life and education
Lehai was a daughter of Dr Norman Kanyarutokye and she was the first out of five children.
She graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1970.
She married Dr. Festo Higiro on 6 June 1970 at All Saints Church in Nakasero but they later divorced. She was the grandmother of Sharon O a former dancer in the Obsessions dance group.
Career
She was crowned the 1968 Miss Uganda on 29 October 1968 at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala when she was 22 years old. She weighed 111 lbs (approximately 50 kg) and her height was 5 feet and 4 inches. On 14 November 1968, Lehai competed in London at the 1968 Miss World beauty content representing Uganda at Lyceum Theatre.
See also
References
- ^ "Here is the first Miss Uganda". New Vision. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Says, Luis Rubio (11 February 2020). "Miss World 1968". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "Beauty Queens since independence". New Vision. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- admin (24 March 2023). "Hannah Karema crowned Miss Uganda 2023/ 2024". The Pearl. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- Makerere UEA 50th Anniv Celebrations Alumni List 1963 -1970 (PDF). Uganda: Makerere University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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| Preceded byRosemary Salmon | Miss Uganda  1968
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Succeeded byHelen Acheng |
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