Despite difficulties in securing funds to sustain the pageant,
organizers of Mr Ugly Zimbabwe have insisted that it will be held on
November 25.
They say this year is exceptional because a lot of sponsors have
come on board and preliminary contests are ongoing in other regions
before the main event.
“Mr Ugly pageant is on. The sponsors are there. We have active
sponsors, who have come on board … Harare is big and has a lot of
people, hence we are having contests in a number of suburbs,” the
founder of the pageant, David Machowa told local newspaper News Day.
Mison Sere, the 2015 champion caused a wild uproar after he was
crowned for the first time with other participants complaining that he
was too handsome for the title.
The contest which gained popularity in 2012 was won on multiple
occasions and for the first time that year by William Masvinu, who is a
porter and the runner up in last year’s competition.
The 2015 champion Mison Sere won $500 and the runner up took home
$100. Both of them have joined the preliminary contest and hope to win
this year.
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