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Ugandan top model poised to win over 700 million in prize.

Samuel Wamuttu — Thu, 19 May 2016 09:11:43 +0000

Leah poses for a photo shot

Leah Kalanguki was crowned miss Uganda in 2014 amidst criticism on social media that she was not fit for the crown. Well, ever since, Leah has had a successful modeling career that has seen her compete in a number of international beauty competitions.

Leah is currently on the verge of winning the ‘Miss World Next Top Model 2016’ competition that is currently taking place in Miami USA.

The Top Model or Next Top Model is a unique international fashioned event that has existed since 1990.The themed reality television show format is produced throughout the world and seen in over 120 countries producing over 200 seasons so far. The show takes the form of modeling competition whose winners typically receive a contract with a major modeling agency and a cover shoot and fashion photo spread in a fashion magazine. The format was created by Tyra Banks for the original series, America’s Next Top Model which was first aired in 2003, produced by Ken Mok‘s 10 by 10 Entertainment.

The modeling event competition is between 44 beauty queens selected from parts of the world.

According to the organisers, the objective of the event is to highlight the importance the Model plays in fashion industry, and in doing so pay homage to Beauty and to Fashion.

Leah stands a chance to win over 200,000 Euros (About Ush758, 000,000) if she wins plus other lucrative deals that come with the prize.

Leah during her crowning for Miss Uganda in 2014 with the runners up.

If she wins this, Leah will have set another record of winning the prestigious prize after another Ugandan Aamito Lagum winning it a few years ago hence putting Uganda on the world map in the fashion industry.

Leah according to statistics is currently leading the other 43 contestants with 4186 votes ahead of Brazil’s 2234 votes, Greece’s 1143 votes, Philipines’ 841 votes and Cameroon the only other African country among the top spot with 822 votes respectively.

Despite the criticism at home, many people seem to like Leah due to her attitude of open mindedness. In her earlier interviews, Leah has always set the record straight in as far as her passion for humanity concerned. Probably this could be the reason she was able to be crowned miss Uganda 2014. Leah says she always stands to promote agriculture because she believes it’s a sure way to transform lives of especially the youth in Uganda.

“Am going to continue to inspire people because that’s what am passionate about and I plan on growing bigger in the fashion industry. Am going to continue with my agriculture because I love,” she said in one of her previous interviews.

Kalanguka flanked by the 1st and 2nd runners up after winning Miss Uganda in 2014

Information posted on the event’s website says; “This year we introduce the “World Top Model Award” Award of Merit in Beauty: a prize to be awarded to professionals that have performed an outstanding service to the Modeling profession and the Fashion industry – agencies, photographers, make-up artists, advertisers, hair stylists, fashion designers, media, etc.,”adding that, “Many of the models that have won the WTM contest have had brilliant careers – they have been represented by the most important model agencies and have worked for the leading fashion brands and designers all over the world. The World Top Model event is recorded and broadcasted globally,” the report signed by Fiore Tondi reads in part.

The competition draws the public to vote for their favorite contestant online. To support your favorite contestant, one needs to vote daily during this period. Voting ends on May 31, 2016 12pm GMT3

Bavarian Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreigners

Gerald Businge — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:17:37 +0000

Bavarian Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreigners: The Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts sponsors students from abroad who would like to study at a Bavarian higher education institution.

However, the Ministry sees itself purely as a provider of funds.

The formal requirements, deadlines and levels of sponsorship are determined independently by each individual higher education institution.

Applicants should therefore first determine at which Bavarian higher education institution they want to study, and then find out about the sponsorship criteria there.

Target Group: Students who want to complete a part of their academic studies at a Bavarian higher education institution.

Number of Scholarships: Varies

Duration: Maximum sponsorship period is 3 years.

Scholarship Value:

Sponsorship payment: 100.00 to 615.00 EUR per month
Sponsorship duration: Annual sponsorship or semester sponsorships
Extension up to 1 year on application subject to successful study during the sponsorship period
One-off subsidies for special cases of hardship (minimum 250.00 EUR).

Application Requirements:

Academic suitability
Personal qualification
Registration at a Bavarian higher education institution
Need

Application Papers:

Application is via the appropriate bodies at the higher education institutions (the international office or ‘Akademisches Auslandsamt’).

Submission of a written application according to the invitation by the particular higher education institution is required.

Application Deadline: The application deadlines are set by each individual Bavarian higher education institution.

For more information and application, visit: Bavarian Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreigners