Career
At the time of the competition, she was a third-year student at the Unity University College pursuing a course in Information Management Systems. In the 2003 Mission World pageant with 100 contestants, Hayat made the semi-finals and the title "Continental Queen of Beauty - Africa." The pageant took place in China and was seen by 1 billion people. Hayat currently focuses her time on promoting condoms and bringing Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome awareness to other parts of the country.
Hayat now runs Bellissima, a controversial condom café in Addis Ababa where all patrons are given condoms with the receipt.
"Some Ethiopian people get shocked when they bring the bill with a condom, some saying we are promoting immorality," a waiter stated in 2008. By 2010, Bellissima was well established, and still distributing free coffee-flavored condoms with the sponsorship of Marie Stopes International.
The condoms are also available for sale under the name "Sensation" and are the least expensive condoms in the Ethiopian marketplace. In 2008 Hayat Ahmed received aviation pilot training from Phoenix East Aviation Flight School.