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Judith Heard

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Judith Allen Heard
Photo by Bryan Morel Publications 2019
Born
Judith Heard

(1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 (age 38)
CitizenshipUganda
Occupation(s)Model, fashion designer
Years active2002 - present
Known forModelling, Fashion designs, Environmental advocacy, Tourism, community work
Modeling information
AgencyBryan Morel Publications

Judith Allen Heard, commonly known as Judith Heard (born 13 March 1986),[1][2] is a Ugandan environmentalist, fashion model and event host known for launching the 50 Million Trees for Africa climate change campaign.[3][4][5] She was crowned Miss Africa in Miss Elite Awards 2021 from Egypt, Miss Environment International Africa 2022 in Mumbai, India and Hollywood Green Carpet Fashion Awards’ Global Young Leader for her interplay between ecological action, civil rights, equality and global feminism in 2024.[6][7][8][9]

Background and education

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She was born in 1986 in Gulu, Uganda to the Late. John Musana[10] and Olive Night Bitature .[11] Judith studied from Kampala Parents Primary School, Kigali Parents School,[12] Fawe Girls Secondary School and later Ndera Secondary School in Kigali Rwanda.[4][13]

Career

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Judith Heard is a model by profession. Based on accounts by a publicist at BMP, Judith moved to Uganda and started working with Sylivia Owori's modelling company [5] and became the face of African Woman Magazine in 2002.[4] She has taken part in different runways such as New York fashion week,[14][15][16] Paris Fashion Week,[17][18] Rwanda Collective Fashion Week,[19][14] Abryanz Fashion style and Fashion awards.[20] In September 2020, Judith Heard was invited to represent Uganda in Miss Elite Competitions 2020 in Egypt.[8][21]

Personal life

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Judith Heard married Richard Heard in 2003 and they divorced in 2014.[22] She is a mother of 3; Brandon Richard Heard, Branda Jolie Heard and Briana Bella Heard.[23]

Other considerations

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In February 2019, Judith launched Day One Global[24] an advocacy organisation that seeks to curb Sexual harassment and rape among women.[25] She has worked with Sanyu babies home in Kampala.[26][13][27][28]

Nominations and awards

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2015 Abryanz Style And Fashion Awards Most Stylish Female of the Year Judith Heard Won [29]
2016 Reel African Hero Hero of the month Judith Heard Won [30][31]
2016 Abryanz Style And Fashion Awards Most Stylish Female of the Year Judith Heard Nominated [32][14]
2017 Starqt Awards Best Dressed Female Lady Judith Heard Nominated
2017 Abryanz Style And Fashion Awards Most Stylish Female Celebrity of the Year Judith Heard Nominated

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2018 Abryanz Style And Fashion Awards Most Stylish Female Celebrity of the Year Judith Heard Nominated

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2021 Miss Elite Awards Miss Africa Judith Heard Won
2022 Miss Environment International India Won [37][6][9]

References

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  1. ^ "34 Year Old Socialite Judith Heard to Represent Uganda at Miss Elite-Egypt 2020 • The Campus Times". The Campus Times. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  2. ^ "I'm pretty and blessed, haters are expected-Judith Heard". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. ^ Ruva, Roy. "Roger Mugisha, Judith Heard, And Jackie O To Host Abryanz Fashion Awards – Chano8". Archived from the original on 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  4. ^ a b c "#WCW: Judith Heard, the down to earth socialite with a big heart for the needy". January 4, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Judith Heard blends beauty and charity". The East African.
  6. ^ a b "Judith Heard crowned Miss Elite Africa 2021 - 2022". May 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "JUDITH HEARD TO REPRESENT UGANDA AT MISS ELITE 2020. – Miss Elite".
  8. ^ a b Kitimbo, Pearl Elisabeth (September 8, 2020). "Judith Heard to Represent Uganda in Miss Elite-Egypt 2020".
  9. ^ a b "Judith Heard crowned Miss Elite Africa". May 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Unknown Biography Of Ugandan Model Judith Heard". blizz.co.ug.
  11. ^ "Judith Heard on her role in 'Muganga' local TV series". The New Times | Rwanda. April 3, 2015.
  12. ^ "Judith Heard blends beauty and charity". The East African.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ a b "Judith Heard: A Model with passion for the underprivileged". New Vision. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  14. ^ a b c "Contact Support". satisfashionug.com.
  15. ^ Shantel, Denzel. "Photos: Judith Heard shines at New York Fashion Week | Showbizuganda".
  16. ^ "Umunyarwanda Judith Heard aragaragara muri New York Fashion Week". genesisbizz.com.
  17. ^ "Stella Atal, Judith Heard represent Uganda at International Fashion event in Paris". November 9, 2018.
  18. ^ "Contact Support". satisfashionug.com.
  19. ^ "Judith Heard shines at Collective Fashion Week in Rwanda". June 15, 2017.
  20. ^ "3 TIME ASFA WINNER JUDITH HEARD SET TO REPRESENT UGANDA AT MISS ELITE IN EGYPT". ASFAs. September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  21. ^ "Judith Heard to represent Uganda in Miss Elite Pageant". September 7, 2020.
  22. ^ "Judith Heard Reveals Why She Broke Up With Husband Richard Heard". ChimpReports. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  23. ^ Mwesigye, Shifa. "Here comes celebrity Nnalongo Judith Heard". The Observer - Uganda.
  24. ^ "Judith Heard Launches 'Day One Global' To Fight Rape & Sexual Assault". ChimpReports. February 8, 2019.
  25. ^ "I want to stand up for every woman experiencing abuse". January 16, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  26. ^ Ssemwanga, Musa (2016-12-29). "Judith Heard gives back to kids". New Vision. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  27. ^ "Judith Heard donates to children in Kigali – Sqoop – Get Uganda entertainment news, celebrity gossip, videos and photos".
  28. ^ Mwesigye, Shifa. "Here comes celebrity Nnalongo Judith Heard". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  29. ^ "Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards 2015 full list of winners". December 13, 2015.
  30. ^ "Judith Heard named Reel African Hero of the month in South Africa". October 24, 2016.
  31. ^ "Judith Heard Awared [sic] HERO Of The Month". www.howwebiz.ug.
  32. ^ "Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards winners". December 12, 2016.
  33. ^ "Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards 2017 rock Kampala". New Vision. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  34. ^ "Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards 2017 | Nominees List". November 21, 2017.
  35. ^ Ssejjombwe, Isaac. "Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards nominee list out – Sqoop – Get Uganda entertainment news, celebrity gossip, videos and photos".
  36. ^ "Full List Of Winners At Abryanz Stlye & Fashion Awards 2018". ChimpReports. December 12, 2018.
  37. ^ Kitimbo, Pearl Elisabeth (May 30, 2021). "Judith Heard Crowned Miss Elite Africa 2021/2022".