Former beauty queen shows many talents

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Sinced clinching the Miss Botswana title in 2004, Juby Peacock’s star still gleams in the entertainment scene. Today, her face may be more familiar in the world of modelling but Peacock has thus far shown that she is a woman of not one but more talents.

Not only is she a full time clinical social worker, she has also shown great capabilities as a spoken-word poet, singer and songwriter.

In an interview with Showbiz, Peacock mentioned that she discovered her love for poetry when she used to be a back up vocals and singer for Poetavango, which is a group of poets from Okavango four years ago.

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Former beauty queen shows many talents

Sinced clinching the Miss Botswana title in 2004, Juby Peacock’s star still gleams in the entertainment scene. Today, her face may be more familiar in the world of modelling but Peacock has thus far shown that she is a woman of not one but more talents.