The First ever Mr East Africa UK and 3rd Miss East Africa UK crowned in London

VICKY AND ALAN

26th July 2008 was bound to be a historical day to be remembered even by those who did not attend the much anticipated event; with the crowning of the first ever Mr East Africa UK, the third Miss East Africa UK and the surprise crowning- Miss Kenya UK and it's all thanks to the founder Pauline Long and her dedicated team of organisers.

Vicky Njoki Ngari-Wilson who represented Kenya emerged the winner of the prestigious title of Miss Kenya UK 2008 in which Pauline Long was one of the judges however everyone was overwhelmed with shock and was a ray of confusion when she also became the favourite of a team of 14 high profile judges to become the winner of the coveted title of MISS EAST AFRICA UK 2008. The sold out show which was fundraising for Kenyan children's charities that took in children that were affected by the post election violence earlier in the year took place at the Bloomsbury theatre London and was attended not only by East Africans but guests from other parts of Africa, Canada, US and France. The highlight of the night was the display of the different East African traditional attire from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia. Each of the 40 beautiful male and female contestants modelled their creation in front of a very cheerful crowd. Meanwhile the uniform wear designed and made by Pauline Long with an excellent choreography left the crowd amazed at how much preparation had been put in the contest. This was a beauty pageant with a twist. The evening wear section had a variety of classic designs ranging from gowns designed by Corset Art and men's shirts designed by Tamara Johnson.

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When asked what she will do with her titles Vicky said, “The two titles are bigger than me. I am so overwhelmed and excited of which way it might go, this year something has to happen, something big for the children. This is a gift from God. He has given me the key to open the doors of the entire East Africa and beyond.” As Miss Kenya UK, Vicky will be working closely with the organisers of Miss Kenya UK- SACOMA (Sahara Community Abroad).

Meanwhile, the first ever Mr East Africa UK title was scooped by Ugandan born Alan Semugabi who seemed very popular with both the crowd and the judges. When asked what he thought of his win Alan said, "I thought I didn't have the chance to win. When you from Europe to visit Africa, people think you are special and rich but I want to show the children that we are all equal and I want them to know that we acknowledge them. I will do my best to help make changes for underprivileged children.”

Both Mr and Miss East Africa UK 2008 Alan and Vicky are set to visit Kenya soon to deliver goods and funds to Rafiki children's home and Hope the child orphanage. Proceeds will also go to Forever Angels baby home of Tanzania and One Open Eye of Uganda. Mr and Miss East Africa UK 2008 are also set to make history by being the first faces of The Shout Campaign: A campaign that is going to relieve African children off poverty in the beautiful continent. The campaign established by Pauline Long will involve Africans in Africa and in the Diaspora. Asked why there was a need for such a campaign, she replied, “It is time to give the African children back their voices, we are going to do so by knocking on doors and working closely with Africans, African leaders and not Bono or Angelina Jolie to implement a system that will ensure no African child goes to bed without food.”

The pageant would like to officially thank everyone that helped make this day a success, the team, the hosts, the sponsors, the performers and all the contestants of Mr and Miss East Africa UK 2008.
For more information on how to get involved with the East African charities visit:
www.misseastafrica.co.uk
www.misseastafrica.co.uk/magazine
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