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BY Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, 5:00pm February 24, 2019,

See the first-ever beauty queens from Africa

by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, 5:00pm February 24, 2019,

Miss Uganda 1967 – Rosemary Salmon

See the first-ever beauty queens from Africa
Miss Uganda 2nd from the left

Rosemary Salmon represented her home country Uganda in the 1967 Miss World contest after she won the title making her the first-ever beauty queen in Uganda.

The pageant was started by the Ministry of Agriculture with the stated purpose of increasing the interest of young people in agriculture.

Last Edited by:Victor Ativie Updated: March 13, 2020

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