After being crowned as Miss Huíla Angola 2014, Shikongo competed at the Miss Angola pageant. She made history as the first woman from Huíla to win the pageant when she won the title of Miss Angola 2014 on December 20, 2014 in the capital city of Angola, Luanda. As of 2015, she is the 17th Angolan woman to compete at the Miss Universe pageant.