Zahara Nakiyaga, also Zahra Nakiyaga is a
beauty pageant
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contestant who was crowned Miss Uganda 2015 at the age of 23 years.
She represented
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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in
Miss World 2015
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in
Sanya
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According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, li ...
,
China
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, in December 2015.
Early life and education Background
Nakiyaga was born to Hajjati Mariam Nabwire, a housewife, and Hajji Muhammed Kiyaga, a businessman, in
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters.
Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in ...
, in the
Buganda Region of Uganda, circa 1992.
After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted to
Makerere University
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, Uganda's oldest and largest
public university
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. At the time of her crowning as Miss Uganda 2015, she was in her final year of undergraduate studies at the university.
Later in 2015, she graduated from the School of Liberal and Performing Arts at Makerere University, with a
Bachelor of Development Studies degree.
2015 Miss Uganda pageant
As Miss Uganda, Nakiyaga represented her country in the Miss World pageant held in Sanya, China, in December 2015.
See also
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Dora Mwima
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Leah Kalanguka
Leah Kalanguka (born 1991) is a Ugandan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Uganda 2014 and represented her country at the Miss World 2014 pageant.
Background and education
Leah was born in Busembatya, in Iganga D ...
*
Miss Uganda
Miss Uganda or ''Miss Uganda World'' is a national beauty pageant in Uganda.
History
The Miss Uganda pageant started in 1967, with the winner always participating at the Miss World pageant, though having only one Miss Uganda reaching the final ...
References
External links
Here is Why Leah Kalanguka and Zahara Nakiyaga Were ‘Glaringly Absent’ in this ‘Academy of Queens’ ShootAs of 8 July 2018.
1992 births
Living people
Ganda people
Miss World 2015 delegates
Ugandan beauty pageant winners
People from Wakiso District
Miss Uganda contestants
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