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PHOTOS: Tanzanian, Kenyan crowned Mr and Miss Albinism East Africa 2018

Miss and Miss Albinism East Africa is Mr. Emmanuel Silas and Miss Maryann Mungai

The competition for 30 participants was organized by the Albinism Society of Kenya with partners in Uganda and Tanzania.

The array of talent displayed by various contestants at Mr and Miss Albinism East Africa 2018 on Friday night in Nairobi was a huge statement that people with albinism are beautiful, beyond the skin.

A groundbreaking beauty pageant for people with albinism which was held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) has encouraged confidence and inclusion for people who remain the target of sometimes deadly stigma in Africa.

The competition for 30 participants was organized by the Albinism Society of Kenya with partners in Uganda and Tanzania.

Tanzanian national, Elizabeth James, says she was forced to change schools as a child when people, staring and pointing, started trailing her home.

She called for an end to the ignorance that drives some to kill people with albinism for their body parts or even dig up graves in the misguided belief that they will bring wealth and good fortune. “The threat has reduced greatly, but it’s still there,” she says.

below is the Winners List
Mr. Albinism Uganda – Paul Wakibona
Miss Albinism Uganda – Auma Olive

Mr. Albinism Tanzania – Emmanuel Silas
Miss Albinism Tanzania – Chevah Kasule

Mr. Albinism Kenya – Wakhulunya Orin
Miss Albinism Kenya – Maryann Mungai

Miss and Miss Albinism East Africa is Mr. Emmanuel Silas and Miss Maryann Mungai

 

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