Born in Djibouti (15.2.1985), she moved to Rome with her family when she was 5. In 2002 she won the "Miss Italy Africa" contest, and that opened for her the opportunity to enter the world of fashion. In 2004 she got her diploma as tourist consultant. In 2010 she took part in the 71st edition of Miss Italy. She worked as a model for brands such as Fendi, Gianfranco Ferre, Replay, Moschino, Jean Paul Gaultier Fuzzi, Chloé, ALYSI, Richmond, Issey Miyake, Rocco Barocco and posed for some ad campaigns.

Her first appearance as an actress was in a Carlo Verdone's movie, Posti in piedi in paradiso. A photo portrait of him is present in book Roma negata (Rome: Ediesse, 2014), including photos by Rino Bianchi and a text by Igiaba Scego. She played the role of Francesca in Rai miniseries È arrivata la felicità, by Riccardo Milani. Tezeta lives in Rome.