Source: Mr Ugly pageant set to explode – DailyNews Live
Vasco Chaya 17 October 2017
HARARE – Organisers of the Mr Ugly pageant revealed this year’s event is
scheduled for November 25 at City Sports Bar in the capital.
David Machowa aka Apama Styles said they were looking forward to another
exciting edition of Mr Ugly.
“Our last edition was a success, we received an overwhelming coverage
globally and we are ready to host another classy event of the pageant.
“Preparations for this year’s event are at an advanced stage,” Machowa
said.
The last edition of the pageant was held in 2015 at the same venue and the
45-year-old unemployed “beast” from Mabvuku suburb of Harare Mison Sere
was crowned Mr Ugly 2015 ahead of three-time winner William Masvinu and
pocketed $500 for the job well done.
However, Sere told the Daily News in a previous interview that his
ugliness was scaring away sponsors instead of vice-versa.
The reigning Mr Ugly said he has lost all hope of earning a living out of
his “rugged but celebrated looks” as he failed to get sponsors inform of
corporate endorsement deals that characterised his predecessor Masvinu’s
tenure in office.
“Apart from the winning grant of $500, we were looking for opportunities
in form of corporate endorsements but nothing of that sort came our way.
“Corporates might be willing to engage our services but they are being
hampered by the harsh economic situation prevailing in the country,”
Nyikadzanzwa told the Daily News.
“Mr Ugly Zimbabwe was wallowing in abject poverty, he was struggling to
put food on his table, and he even can’t afford a mobile phone,” said
Sere’s manager Tawanda Nyikadzanzwa.
In 2015, Sere’s victory did not go down well with Masvinu who went on to
accuse the adjudicators of bias.
“That was not fair, number one iyeye ndakambomurova akaita number four,
sei nhasi azohwina. Chii chachinja nhasi? Previously I contested with the
winner (Sere) and he was on the fourth position and I won the title. So
what has changed now?” questioned Masvinu.
“You made him the winner simply because of his tooth gaps, so does that
define ugliness? Do you want me to remove some of my teeth to reclaim my
position?” Masvinu said then.
However, the adjudicators – Sharlene Nyakurai, Abigirl Mataranyika and
Denzel Masawi – defended their decision.
“We were looking at the appearance, confidence, body structure and the
zeal in contestants. All the contestants – top three – were ugly but
Masvinu was overconfident and that complacency on his part failed him. He
lacked the zeal,” Masawi said then.
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