Hillary Makaya Biography| Age, Career And Businesses
Hillary Makaya is a multi-award-winning Zimbabwean model who lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Background
Hillary comes from a family of individuals who achieved a lot in modelling and beauty pageants. Her aunt Connie Makaya was the first black beauty pageant in Zimbabwe, and her cousin Catherine Makaya was Miss Zimbabwe in 2014 and also an Olympic athlete. Hillary has won over five beauty pageants in Zimbabwe, from Miss Teen to Miss InterContinental.
Hillary Makaya Age
Hillary, who is among Zimbabwe’s best Instagram models, was born on July 2001 in Harare. She is 22 years old.
Career
She began her modelling career with Top Model Zimbabwe Agency. After working there for a year, she entered her first beauty competition for teenagers, dubbed Miss Interact Zimbabwe, and won. This made her determined to continue competing in different pageants.
Hillary competed in several beauty pageants and won titles, including the Miss Teen World Heritage 2016-2017 and Miss Intercontinental Zimbabwe 2017-2018. She also featured in the music video for Takura’s song “Can’t Get Over You”.
In July 2021, Hillary Makaya was appointed the brand ambassador of Face of Kariba, which was meant to boost tourism and investment in Kariba.
Businesses
Hillary Makaya has started a company specialising in beauty care products, and the company name MKY is an abbreviation of her last name.
In June 2021, The Herald said that Makaya was venturing into beauty business and was close to concluding her agreement with the manufacturer of the products. Makaya said she had made connections in different countries, including Dubai, the United Kingdom, the United States, South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana, where her products would be sold.
Enzo Ishall Song
On 16 June 2021, the Zimbabwean dancehall musician Enzo Ishall released a song called “Hillary Makaya”. In the song, Enzo Ishall expressed his love for Hillary Makaya. You can listen to the song below.
