Events

Checking in - an update from our program founders, Tibba Murungi Kabugu and Julius Kabugu.

The 2020 Cares Tour of Uganda - featuring Miss Uganda North America Vanessa Nansamba and Miss Oregon USA Katrina Villegas - took place from February 24th 2020 to March 7th 2020. Check out the highlights and download the tour report.

Vanessa Nansamba won the 2019 Miss Talent title before walking away with the crown on August 30th 2019. Who is Vanessa and how does she plan to use the crown?

The 2019 Miss Uganda North America Beauty Pageant took place on Friday August 30th 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Downtown Chicago. Who won? Who was on this year's team? All the photos. Read More ...

A thank you note from Miss Uganda North America founders Tibba Murungi Kabugu and Julius Kabugu.

The theme for Miss Uganda North America 2019/2020 is: Empowered by Diversity. Learn more about why we chose this theme and what to look forward to at the 2019 Chicago Beauty Pageant.

The 2019 LadiesFirst! Summit for Women in Leadership took place on January 19th 2019 at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel. The event attracted 200 men and women to take part in a full day of talks, panels and a buffet lunch to discuss women empowerment and leadership.

Miss Uganda North America 2018/2019 Queen Shalom Aburu and runner up/ambassador for Sexual Health Tramaine Kaleebu completed their 2019 Cares Tour of Uganda on January 28th 2019. Here are some highlights of the tour, on which they were accompanied by Miss Tourism Uganda queens.

Miss Uganda North America Shalom Aburu arrived Friday January 11th at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. She was welcomed by Miss Tourism Margaret Kankwanzi. The two and other queens will be working together on the 2019 Cares Tour of Uganda presented by the Miss Uganda North America Leadership Program.

The tour, dubbed 'Bwindi: Gorillas and Southwestern Traditions' will run from January 14th through January 17th 2019.