As a teenager who wanted to wear makeup, dresses, and high heels, she was bullied at home and in public for her gender expression, suffering physical and sexual assault, harassment, and death threats.

[17] Miss Sahhara has participated in a number of pageants in the UK and abroad, representing her birth country of Nigeria to draw attention to the plight of the African LGBT community.

[20] Miss Sahhara has appeared on the covers of transgender magazines Mask and TransLiving,[28][29] and modeled for Ziad Ghanem on the London Fashion Week catwalk,[30][31][32][33][original research?]

[39] Her activities with TransValid have included a 2015 short film, The Deadly Price of Transphobia in Brazil,[40] and a 2016 campaign titled 'I am Trans and I have the Right to Life' .

's "Super Sireyna Worldwide",[21] BBC's "In Her Shoes: #BBCIdentity",[2] and a Tunay Na Buhay interview with Rhea Santos.