Patricia Akello

Patricia Akello, also Tricia Akello, is a Ugandan professional model, currently signed with the Muse Model Management company in New York City. She walked the 2017 New York Fashion Week, in September, working for the Bottega Veneta brand and was featured in the cover of Women’s Wear Daily magazine.

Background and education Akello was born in Nsambya Hospital in Uganda's capital, Kampala, in 1992. Her mother, Santa To-kema and her father Patrick To-kema, both traced their heritage to Pader District, in the Acholi sub-region of the Northern Region of Uganda.

She attended ABC Nursery School, then ABC Primary School for her early education. She transferred to Comprehensive College Kitetika, in Wakiso District, for both O-Level and A-Level schooling, graduating in 2010. She is also concurrently signed up with MP Management in Paris, and M4 Models Management in Germany.

Akello travels between assignments in at least seven cities on three continents (Africa, Europe and North America), visiting her native Uganda every Christmas.