Joy Lehai Kanyarutokye

Joy Lehai Kanyarutokye
Born	1946 Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Alma mater	Makerere University (BA)
Occupation	Beauty queen
Relatives	Sharon O (granddaughter)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Uganda 1968

Joy Lehai Kanyarutokye (born 1946 ^{[1] [2]} ) was the first Ugandan woman to be crowned Miss Uganda with both parents Ugandan on 28 October 1968. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Personal life and education

Lehai was a daughter of Dr Norman Kanyarutokye and she was the first out of five children. ^[1]

She graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1970. ^{[5] [1]}

She married Dr. Festo Higiro on 6 June 1970 at All Saints Church in Nakasero but they later divorced. ^[1] She was the grandmother of Sharon O a former dancer in the Obsessions dance group. ^[1]

Career

She was crowned the 1968 Miss Uganda on 29 October 1968 at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala when she was 22 years old. ^{[1] [2]} She weighed 111 lbs (approximately 50 kg) and her height was 5 feet and 4 inches. ^[1] On 14 November 1968, Lehai competed in London at the 1968 Miss World beauty content representing Uganda at Lyceum Theatre. ^[1]

See also

1. Miss Uganda
2. Stella Nantumbwe

References

1. "Here is the first Miss Uganda". New Vision. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
2. Says, Luis Rubio (11 February 2020). "Miss World 1968". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
3. "Beauty Queens since independence". New Vision. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
4. admin (24 March 2023). "Hannah Karema crowned Miss Uganda 2023/ 2024". The Pearl. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
5. 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.

External links

1. Miss Uganda Website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Rosemary Salmon	Miss Uganda 1968	Succeeded by Helen Acheng