Riki Andrerson was born in Long Beach, California, October of 1987 as R'kyshia Nichole Anderson. Her father Kelvin Anderson has been a business owner for over thirty years of the now iconic “World Famous V.I.P Record Store” of Long Beach, California. Her mother Phylissia Smith a past model and actress, graduated from ITT Tech with high honors and a bachelors degree in business and has been working for the Boeing Corporation for now over 25 years. R’kyshia has three siblings two sisters, LaTasha and Tenisha, and one brother Kelvin Jr. R’kyshia is the youngest of the four of them, and the only child by her mother. After being engaged for almost a year and a half, in 2010 R’kyshia was then married to Brandon Bowers of the United States Marine Corps and both have one son, Reighdon Anderson Bowers who is now 3 years old.

People know R’kyshia to be a very outgoing, charismatic, yet a sweet and humble young woman. During her studies at Polytechnic High School in Long Beach she took up the Beach Program that focused on math and science, and after receiving her diploma in 2006 her initial intentions were on the pursuit of a nursing degree to eventually become an RN. That vision of her future plans became very short lived. After taking up some units in college her thoughts of becoming a nurse was then completely overshadowed by a strong desire to become a model. But because her schools only had classes for acting, she took up an acting class at Cerritos College instead. Though the thought of modeling never crossed R’kyshia’s mind before, she was frequently told growing up that she “had the look” and “personality” of someone made for commercial and print. But R’kyshia knew that she was no performer. She would always shy away during solo performances or when all eyes were just on her during her adolescent years. But, in front of family and friends her silly bubbly personally attracted everyone’s attention and put smiles on there faces.
In 2007 while attending both Cerritos College and El Comino College and working at a Beauty Supply part time, R’kyshia gained the confidence she needed from her acting class to began to find jobs for acting gigs online and link up with local photographers to test her newly found acting ability, and her God given looks. It was through these experiences that R’kyshia not only had the confidence but through the observances of others, was said to be a natural. Her desire for modeling soon became a burning passion inside her. Over the next few years she found jobs from sites such as craigslist, Explore Talent, and Model Mayhem working locally anywhere in Los Angeles County, doing both hair and fashion runway shows, print work, internet commercials, and even began doing extra and background work for featured films such as “Notorious”. Although she had not found any leading jobs for mainstream work she found happiness and contentment with what she was already accomplishing.
In 2009 though, R’kyshia had to put her passion and dreams of making in big on hold to dedicate her time fully in support of her new fiancé that had been given new orders and would be sent to Iraq and would also have tours in Afghanistan. Soon after R’kyshia was reunited back with her love again they gained new orders to Dallas, Texas where they lived for there years and during that time was then married and became pregnant with their beautiful son Reighdon. Then in 2013 R’kyshia moved back to California, this time with Reighdon, Brandon her now estranged husband being sent to serve orders in Japan. Since, back in California R’kyshia is now happily back pursuing her passion in modeling and acting not only for herself, but for her intelligent, outgoing, very handsome three year old son also.

With a passion for the Runway, collaborating with local designers, she then began owning the Runway, and even assisting with the design of some of the clothing she whore. Her first Runway show was at Club Sachi in Long Beach, in 2006. She modeled for numerous designers with an alternative theme. From there she began modeling for Exclusive 5150, and Klipz Magazine, specializing in swim wear, and dresses. She also preformed choreographed dance routines for Klipz Productions, one at the Milky Way Hair Show in 2008, and another, at the Klipz Summer Madness 3 hair, fashion, and talent show. R'kyshia has also done Live Art Shows, playing a pixie named Mischief. From day one it seemed as though, she had experience in her field. Her natural talent, and passion, not only got her noticed on stage, but it also shinned through in front of the camera.

While working with photographers, and building her portfolio, she began receiving request for other aspects of the entertainment industry, such as acting, and music videos. She has been in music videos such as "Trippin'" by Carl Henry in Canada, "Your A Queen" by Improp 2, and other independent artists. R'kyshia has graced the big screen doing background work in the Notorious B.I.G. featured film, and as an extra in the featured film" Internal Behaviors" as a protester. She has also enjoyed acting for smaller independent films such as "Hallway", where she played a secondary character as the best friend, and doing YouTube commercials for a rolling razor company.

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