Gossip: On the grapevine

Juliana to perform at Miss Kigali finals Uganda’s syrupy-voiced vocalist, Juliana Kanyomozi, who is also renowned for taking pride in her appearance as much as her voice, jammed Jali Club with her gigs, during the Miss Kigali finals yesterday. The idea of Miss Kigali pageant was initiated by Kigali city council, during the campaign to celebrate 100 years of the City’s existence. The contest saw 22 Kigali’s beauties rivalling for the crown, and at least 12 were eliminated during the preliminaries which took place on 20th October, at Serena Hotel, Kigali. Paris Hilton’s Rwanda trip “Food for models” Is she Mother Theresa with a different style? Like her sex tapes, more details keep popping up on the model/actress/singer/ex-convict/heiress/humanitarian’s trip to Rwanda, the war torn African nation; this time in an alleged exclusive IM interview with Hilton. It seems Hilton was captivated by those “super skinny African girls who have it all over” Nicole Richard says. Hilton’s plan is to bring those girls over here and get them on the cat walk in exchange for food, “but not too much, so they don’t cow out.” After being released from jail earlier this year, Hilton claimed that she “felt empty inside, and not the type of empty that’s filled up with a new boyfriend. “Hilton vowed to “leave a mark” and use her celebrity for good and not evil, like that fire crotch. Hilton contacted the charity “Playing for Good” to arrange a five day humanitarian-fashion trip to Rwanda. The idea of models for food was a unique take, even for the progressive charity, according to founder Scott Lazerson. Probably Paris’ trip will bring a good deal of attention to the plight of those living in Rwanda; the idea of bringing emaciated women to put on U.S fashion runways is kind of sending a mixed message on the whole starvation thing. However, for reasons that Lazerson would not reveal, he is not stopping Hilton, saying only those internet sex tapes truly do her talent no justice. But Hilton disagrees on the Rwandan models. “Americans are fat but have fashion. These girls are skinny, but have no fashion. I see it as a perfect fit.” Hilton plans to film the trip for a possible reality show, “The Philanthropist Wore Gucci.” Hilton will be visiting a number of villages with a “model boot camp” for potential teenagers. “I think I’m going to start small. Maybe to have the girls just walk a few steps, so they don’t pass out. Then we’ll move on to more involved things, like when I used to have Tinkerbell in my purse, except we may have to improvise with that, like use a goat in a sack.” However, the heiress also mentioned that she was a bit apprehensive going to this area. “I’ve never been to a place with this many African-Americans that were not a BET event or the VMA awards, but I think that as long as we all speak the universal language, fashion, it’s all hot.” Hilton went on to say the trip will dispel any notion that celebrities like her do not work hard. “We’re at it 24/7, 160 hours a week; and while these girls have model potentials, I’ve got my work cut out for me to get rid of those fat bellies. “Leave me alone Mr Minister” Uganda’s Maureen Namatovu, the ninth housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother Africa II has asked the Ugandan Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Nsaba Buturo, to mind his business. This followed Buturo’s support for Maureen’s eviction last Sunday, criticising her obscene exposition to the whole world. Maureen responded asking the Minister to mind his work, adding that she has achieved a lot from the reality show.Asked what she had to comment about Code, Maureen said, “He was a real man. I loved him because of his appearance and he liked designing so much and you know that am a designer too. Malawians also invited me and I’ll soon leave for Malawi.” “According to me, Tatiana might take the US$100, 000,” she added. Maureen said next week she will return to South Africa for another two weeks at the invitation of Multichoice, the organisers of the reality show. Ends