PAULUS KAYIGGWA meets Addyl Rusanganwa who was last weekend crowned Miss Kigali Institute of Science and Technology

When I ask her how she came to be Miss KIST, Addyl Rusanganwa replies: "my personality made me win the contest.”

"I am confident when talking to other people and always make sure I deliver what is expected out of me,” she said, unsurprisingly, rather confidently.

Rusanganwa was born in 1986 to father Innocent Rusanganwa and mother Umutera Mbabazi in Congo-Masisi.
Her father passed away in 1997.

She is the last born in a family of eleven children.
Rusanganwa studied primary at Remera Catholic 1 and then went later to Kigalingari Groupe Scholaire Rwankuba for her secondary level education, choosing Biology and Chemistry as her combinations.

She is a second year student of KIST and studying computer engineering on an evening programme.
Rusanganwa speaks Kinyarwanda, French and English fluently.

She was involved in number of social activities at her various schools which significantly contributed to the development of her social skills. She simply is friendly to everybody.

"Particularly, I used to dance cultural dance which made me popular to different people at all social levels,” she recalls.

I cannot help but ask the beauty queen her beauty secrets.

Rusanganwa explains that she doesn’t use a lot of products to look beautiful. "I love to look natural,” adding that using a lot of cosmetics sometimes spoil ones skin.

"I therefore use a simple lotion known as Razack and Dark and Lovely for my hair.”

As a crowned Miss KIST, she hopes to start an association of girls which will address girls’ issues at all social levels.
"I am going to start here at KIST and then later the association will spread out” 

When asked about life at university she said that it’s very interesting though a little bit challenging with lots of reading and research to be done.

She spends her days working with E-integrated training centre (E-ITC) as a data entry clerk.

"I am gaining some experience and some little money I use to buy my personal needs,” Rusanganwa explains.

For leisure she likes reading about social issues and hanging out with friends.

When asked the food she eats to maintain her size, she replies meat, rice and macrons which are not fried in oil. "I like to look simple and slender,” she notes.

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