She learnt French language at the Alliance Française's school, based in Grenoble.

Zhibek Nukeeva and her husband Bakyt became parents to a baby boy in November 2016.

[2] Nukeeva competed at Miss World 2013 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.

[citation needed] Zhibek died on 16 July 2017 from chondrosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects the bones and joints.

She was living in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan but was sent by her family to Turkey, to receive higher quality treatment.