Elle Trivia Muhoza crowned Miss Uganda 2025/26 - as it happened
Miss Uganda beauty pageant crowned its queen, Elle Trivia Muhoza, as the new reigning Miss Uganda 2025/26. She succeeds outgoing Miss Uganda 2024/25, Natasha Nyonyozi. The event was a celebration of beauty, intelligence and ambition.
Elle Trivia Muhoza (centre), the new Miss Uganda 2025/26, joined by Faith Kirabo (right) the 1st Runner-Up, and Agatha Drakes Keine (left) crowned the 2nd Runner-Up during the Miss Uganda beauty pageant at Sheraton Hotel Kampala. (Credit: Moses Nsubuga)
By Derrick Otim
Journalists @New Vision
New reigning Miss Uganda, Elle Trivia Muhoza. Elle Trivia Muhoza (centre), aged 22, from Bukomansimbi, is the new Miss Uganda 2025/26. (Credit: Moses Nsubuga) Elle Trivia Muhoza. (Credit: Moses Nsubuga)
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02:02 AM
END OF LIVE COVERAGE
That’s a wrap from us! Miss Uganda 2025 has crowned its queen — Muhoza Trivia reigns supreme! 👑🎉
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01:30 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment we’ve all been waiting for… Muhoza Trivia from Bukomansimbi is your new Miss Uganda 2025–26! 👑🎉
Photos by Moses Nsubuga
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01:28 AM
Faith Kirabo has been crowned the 1st Runner-Up at Miss Uganda 2025
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01:25 AM
Agatha Drakes Keine has been crowned the 2nd Runner-Up at Miss Uganda 2025.
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01:12 AM
Who will claim the crown among the Top Seven contestants?
Photos by Moses Nsubuga
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12:17 AM
Musical Break
Grace Nakimera is on stage, thrilling guests with a spectacular surprise performance at the Miss Uganda 2025 event.
Photo by Moses Nsubuga
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12:06 AM
The race narrows as Uganda awaits, with the top seven competing for the crown!
Photo by Moses Nsubuga
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11:59 PM
The excitement builds as the field narrows — presenting the Top Seven contestants, each vying for the Miss Uganda 2025 crown!
(Courtesy photos: X/@MissUgOfficial)
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11:31 PM
Brains meet beauty! 👑🔥 The Top 12 face tough questions as the Miss Uganda 2025 crown draws closer.
Photo by Moses Nsubuga
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11:30 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the Top 12 contestants vying for the prestigious Miss Uganda crown!
(Courtesy photos: X/@MissUgOfficial)
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10:49 PM
Another Musical break as we edge closer
Renowned musician Aziz Azion is on stage performing for the crowds at the Miss Uganda grand finale at Sheraton Gardens.
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10:45 PM
Winners of the different categories have been crowned during the ongoing Miss Uganda Grand Finale at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala.
Photos by Ignatius Kamya
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10:43 PM
The race for the crown is getting tight; we are now down to only 12 out of the 25 beauty queens.
Photo by Moses Nsubuga
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10:36 PM
Pressure is getting high as more beauty queens are crowned in different disciplines.
- Bathsheba Namugga wins Miss Personality
- Rebecca Akampulira wins Miss Talent
- Faith Kirabo wins Miss Beach Beauty
- Aminah Nalubega wins both Miss Rising Woman and Miss Popularity
- Akot Gillians Tracy wins Miss Congeniality 2025
- Agatha Drakes Keine wins Miss Photogenic 2025
- Patricia Nairuba is the New Top Model
- Elizabeth Nelima Jemimah is the President of the class of 2025
Photo by Moses Nsubuga
The Judges.
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10:04 PM
Musical break
Tracy Melon is gracing the stage with a thrilling performance at the Miss Uganda grand finale.
Photo by Moses Nsubuga
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9:54 PM
Dazzling beauty on display at the Miss Uganda 2025 Grand Finale
Ululations and jubilations echoing through the Sheraton Hotel Kampala as 25 contestants were gracefully paraded before the audience, marking an electrifying moment as the Miss Uganda contest gained momentum.
Photos by Moses Nsubuga
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9:48 PM
The beauty queens at a glance
Photos by Ignatius Kamya
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9:37 PM
There is no blinking as the judges keenly observe the girls come out.
Photos by Ignatius Kamya
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9:05 PM
Beauty made only in Uganda
The Miss Uganda contestants grace the runway.
Photos by Moses Nsubuga
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8:53 PM
The stage is set and the queens have arrived! Uganda's finest have been unveiled as the journey to the crown starts. Who will take the title?
Photos by Moses Nsubuga
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The queens are ready to dazzle
(Courtesy photos: X/@MissUgOfficial)
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Stunning makeup
Miss Uganda finalists are getting ready with stunning makeup.
(Courtesy photo: X/@MissUgOfficial)
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8:17 PM
You can feel the excitement as fans continue to fill up the venue, cheering with pride and passion to support their favourite contestants on this unforgettable journey to the crown.
Photos by Moses Nsubuga
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7:56 PM
From banners to cheers
The fans are alive with excitement as they rally behind their favourites, ready to celebrate every dazzling moment of tonight's pageant!
Photos by Moses Nsubuga
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7:35 PM
All is set for the grand finale of the Miss Uganda 2025 beauty pageant 2025 at the Sheraton hotel, Kampala. Many have turned up to cheer their friends and relatives for Uganda's top beauty pageant crown, Miss Uganda!
Photos by Moses Nsubuga
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6:55 PM
The grand finale starts in about five minutes
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Meet the Hosts of tonight's Miss Uganda Grand Finale
Hosts for this evening's dazzling grand finale will be Dr. Mich and Rianne Lelia Bateeze, here to guide us through a night of elegance, talent and unforgettable memories.
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6:27 PM
Set up at the Sheraton Hotel is in full swing as we get ready to witness true Ugandan beauty at the grand finale of the Miss Uganda beauty pageant.
Excitement and anticipation are sky high as we wait to witness beauty. glamour and the spectacular this evening. Who will be crowned Miss Uganda 2025/26?
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3:32 PM
Talking of Natasha Nyonyozi, the current outgoing Miss Uganda, she was crowned Miss Uganda 2024/2025. She went on to be crowned the Beauty With a Purpose Overall Winner for Africa at the prestigious Miss World 2025 pageant for her powerful work in autism awareness, inspired by her own brother’s diagnosis.
“In Uganda, some call these children ‘bewitched’... I’m here to change that.” Her journey is not just about the crown; it's about changing hearts, minds, and lives. Miss Uganda Natasha Nyonyozi (centre) after being crowned Miss Uganda 2024/2025. (File/New Vision)
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3:00 PM
Miss Uganda has long served as a platform for empowering women through education, advocacy, and entrepreneurship. Today promises to be a celebration of beauty, intelligence and ambition as we will later find out.
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2:28 PM
MISS UGANDA 25/26 GRAND FINALE 👑
Who is the fairest of them all? 💅🏽 💋
The countdown is over. Today, we shall find out who will be crowned Miss Uganda 2025/26.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Miss Uganda 2025/26 Grand Finale happening today (Saturday, September 20) at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. We'll find out later tonight who will be crowned Miss Uganda 2025/26.
Who among the 25 contestants will succeed the current reigning Miss Uganda, Natasha Nyonyozi?
