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Who is Queen Kahubire Peace Patience?
Queen Kahubire Peace Patience is a beauty queen, a model coach, cover artist, a medical laboratory scientific officer, and also the franchise holder of Miss Humanity Africa Uganda. She is well-known for winning the fourth Miss Humanity Africa from 2022 to 2023. Kahubire is also known as Shannie Ug the first Miss Humanity Africa from Uganda. She won Face of Entebbe Queen 2020-2021 and is an award-winning beauty queen. The Hiatal Hernia fighter won the Most Intellectual Queen of the Year 2022 and the Humanitarian Queen of the Year, awarded by the Unique Global Modeling Agency, Nigeria, in 2023. She also won the Best Team Player award at the Kampala Fashion Show 2019. Additionally, she’s a chess medalist, having won second place in the inter-medical schools tournament in Soroti.
How Kahubire Started Her Modeling Career
I was actually in Primary Four when my mom was a leader in a church team known as the Hannah family. So, the church had a competition in various fields like modeling and dancing. I was stubborn but not too confident. However, I loved things involving talent like dancing and singing in church. My mom made me an outfit out of hair, and I represented the Hannah Family in church. That’s when I fell in love with modeling. I realized that when you model, you are on a stage and everyone is cheering you on. But I used to model more for fun. When I was younger, I used to just do those things in church for fun.
Tell us about how you started modeling
So, when I was in my Form Six vacation, my big sister, Abigaba Sharon joined some agency. I wanted to join the agency too, but my sister was a bit shy about modeling in a bikini. She didn’t know that you could decide what to wear as a model. She kept a poster from the agency since I was in Primary Seven and she joined campus when I was in Form One. After my Form Six, I found the poster in her washroom and decided to contact the agency. They told me to first finish school. I kept quiet and didn’t tell anyone about it. After my Form Six, I had surgery for hiatus hernia just before my Form Six finals.
Then, around April, I inquired about joining a modeling agency. I was hesitant because of my scar, but a guy named Michael told me I could model with whatever I have. During my first modeling career, no one knew I had scars because I used to hide them. Now, I wanted to join a modeling agency. At first, I was under Crown Modeling School Uganda, though it’s no longer existing. I trained there and got a modeling certificate. Eventually, I also started coaching models for pageantry and runway. I began training models at 18, and most of them are doing well in life. That’s how my modeling career started.
How did Queen Kahubire Patience arrive at the Miss Humanity Africa Uganda crown?
So, when you go into my modeling career in the pageantry world, I started from high school. In my Form Two, I was crowned Miss Interact 1st Runner Up Lubiri High School. Then, in my Form Five, I was crowned Miss Wild Life Clubs at St. Noa Girls Secondary School. After school, I pursued professional modeling and attended a modeling school. After attaining my professional training, I joined pageant competitions. I started with the Pageant Face of Entebbe Queen 2020-2021 and went on to win Miss Humanity Africa Uganda 2022-2023. Then, I represented Uganda at the Miss Humanity Africa competition in Nigeria in 2022, where I emerged as the winner. I’ve always been successful in the pageant competitions I’ve participated in. I feel like God’s favour and grace have always been running through my life.
Family, Education and Background of Kahubire
Before my modeling career, I grew up in a Christian family and was born on 30th November. My parents instilled discipline in me from a young age. My parents taught me to be a giver; at home, we really give wholeheartedly. We’re not the richest, but we can give you our Matooke and even remain with nothing. I attended St. Noa Junior Junior Day and Boarding Primary School Zzana, then Lubiri High School for my Form One and Form Two. After that, I went back to St. Noa Girls Secondary School for my O’ levels and finished my A’ levels there.
I then pursued a diploma in Medical Laboratory Science at Mildmay Institute of Health Sciences Uganda and am currently awaiting my graduation with a Bachelor’s degree in the same field from Mbarara University of Science and Technology. My father is Byenkya Christopher, and my mother is Mrs. Byenkya Nankabirwa Christine. I have four sisters and four brothers.
What It Takes to Be a Model or Queen
To be a model or queen, it starts from within. You don’t need a crown to define that you’re a queen or a model. You need to believe in yourself. If you believe you’re a model or queen, then you are. It’s about tapping into what you feel inside and letting it blossom outside. All women are created as princesses and queens. It’s not about what others say, it’s about what you feel inside. You can have all the physical attributes, but if you don’t believe in yourself, you can’t be a model or queen. It’s about believing in yourself and making yourself stand out.
My Toughest Moment in the Life of Kahubire Patience
One of the toughest moments in my life was when I was diagnosed with hiatus hernia and had to undergo surgery in my Form Five. Just for the record, I had already lived with it for a long period of time. A hiatus hernia occurs when the inner stomach, not the outer one that everyone sees, tries to push through. When it does, it pours out acids, causing discomfort. There is a specific way you have to sleep, and there are foods you’re not supposed to eat. Even if you reach a point in life where you can afford luxurious foods, you must stick to those without any oil. Because the moment you consume oily foods, you end up vomiting the whole day, and it can even lead to vomiting blood.
I struggled with it throughout my Form Six, with doctors saying I might not survive. The fear of death was overwhelming, but I made it through with the help of a good surgeon. It was tough living with the fear of death every day, but I managed to finish my Form Six and pursue my diploma. It taught me to live purposefully and cherish every moment.
My Biggest Fear
My biggest fear is losing my loved ones, especially my parents and siblings. I fear seeing anyone I love die, whether it’s due to illness or accidents. It’s a fear that affects me deeply, and I don’t want anyone I love to go through that pain.
Biggest Achievements of Kahubire Patience
My biggest achievements is living my dream of being a medical person in the entertainment industry. I’m also grateful that I am able to reach out to communities, representing Uganda at Miss Humanity Africa. Also, I was appointed as a country manager for Maia Medical Group laboratories during COVID-19. Last but not least of my achievements is getting featured on a billboard in Kampala. These achievements have fulfilled me and shown me that anything is possible if you believe in yourself.
