User:Vanessa Raïssa Uwase/sandbox

Vanessa Raissa Uwase (Born June 5th, 1992) is a Rwandan media personality, socialite, model and a businesswoman. She was discovered in 2015 when she earned the title of first runner up in the Miss Rwanda competition, continued as a beauty icon in the Rwandan showbiz, a TV and radio presenter and is the founder and owner of a cosmetics and accessories company her majesty Vanessa.

Born: Vanessa Raissa Uwase, June 5th, 1992

Occupation: Media personality, socialite, model, businesswoman.

Years active: 2015-Present

Parents: JMV Rubayiza (Father), Rose Marie Urusaro (Mother)

Siblings: Lise Nelly Umutoni (Sister)

Website: www.hermajestyvanessa.com

At age 21 in 2013, she acted in an advert of the national airline RwandAir as a flight attendant and continued her modelling career as a freelance model where she featured in the Kigali fashion week in 2014 and the Kampala fashion week in Uganda the same year.

Vanessa also featured in different commercials for different big companies like Skol beer and Airtel Rwanda.

In February 2015 at the age of 22 she attended the national pageant competition Miss Rwanda 2015 where she finished second with the title and crown of the first runner up.

In November 2015 she was invited by the Africa film festival in Nigeria that was impressed by her acting skills and beauty, to be part of their yearly acting workshop.

In 2016, she started hosting some of the most memorable events in the Rwandan showbiz like the Romantic night on Valentine’s Day, the industry night and the night of the 80’s.

Vanessa also impressed many Radio and TV stations with her appearance and soothing voice where she was offered to host an entertainment show in 2017 on one of the leading local TV stations called TV10.

In 2018 at age 26, she opened her own restaurant and bar in Kigali, Gikondo that she called V House but closed it in 2020 when the pandemic of COVID 19 hit and the country lockdown left her with no choice but to close the business.

She later worked with one of the most popular local radio stations called city Radio in 2021 and called it quits later the same year when she decided to get back to being a businesswoman.

Vanessa is now the founder and owner of a cosmetic and accessories brand Her majesty Vanessa.