Miss Uganda: Beautiful ex-farmer is crowned

The twenty Miss Uganda finalists walk during the final to chose Miss Uganda 2014/2015 in Kampala on October 26, 2014. A former mushroom and poultry farmer, Leah Kalanguka has been crowned Miss Uganda following a major rebranding of the annual beauty pageant, now designed to promote agriculture in the east African nation. (AFP)

Leah Kalanguka, newly elected Miss Uganda, is crowned in Kampala on October 26, 2014. A former mushroom and poultry farmer, Kalanguka has been crowned Miss Uganda following a major rebranding of the annual beauty pageant, now designed to promote agriculture in the east African nation. (AFP)

Leah Kalanguka (c), newly elected Miss Uganda, poses for a picture with 1st runner up Brenda Iriama (L) and 2nd runner up Yasmin Taban (R) in Kampala on October 26, 2014. A former mushroom and poultry farmer, Kalanguka has been crowned Miss Uganda following a major rebranding of the annual beauty pageant, now designed to promote agriculture in the east African nation. (AFP)

Leah Kalanguka, newly elected Miss Uganda, poses for a picture with 1st runner up Brenda Iriama (L) and 2nd runner up Yasmin Taban (R) in Kampala on October 26, 2014. A former mushroom and poultry farmer, Kalanguka has been crowned Miss Uganda following a major rebranding of the annual beauty pageant, now designed to promote agriculture in the east African nation. (AFP)

Leah Kalanguka, newly elected Miss Uganda, poses for a picture in Kampala on October 26, 2014. A former mushroom and poultry farmer, Kalanguka has been crowned Miss Uganda following a major rebranding of the annual beauty pageant, now designed to promote agriculture in the east African nation. (AFP)

In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, contestants chosen to compete in the 2014 "Miss Uganda" beauty contest pose on a tractor, at the Bukalasa Agricultural College in Wobulenzi, Uganda. In part to give the pageant an extra edge after years of flagging popularity, the Miss Uganda Foundation sought a partnership with the military, which earlier this year was ordered by Uganda’s long-serving president to promote agriculture, and the scene is just what the organizers wanted: Beautiful women getting their hands dirty to promote farming. (AP)

In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, contestants chosen to compete in the 2014 "Miss Uganda" beauty contest learn how to accurately measure the acidity balance of soil, at the Bukalasa Agricultural College in Wobulenzi, Uganda. In part to give the pageant an extra edge after years of flagging popularity, the Miss Uganda Foundation sought a partnership with the military, which earlier this year was ordered by Uganda’s long-serving president to promote agriculture, and the scene is just what the organizers wanted: Beautiful women getting their hands dirty to promote farming. (AP)



In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, one of the contestants chosen to compete in the 2014 "Miss Uganda" beauty contest learns how to milk a cow,  at the Bukalasa Agricultural College in Wobulenzi, Uganda. In part to give the pageant an extra edge after years of flagging popularity, the Miss Uganda Foundation sought a partnership with the military, which earlier this year was ordered by Uganda’s long-serving president to promote agriculture, and the scene is just what the organizers wanted: Beautiful women getting their hands dirty to promote farming. (AP)

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