Growing up in Stockton, CA, Nakia was introduced to musical theater and performance in elementary school. She began performing acrobatics at 5 and later ventured into musical theater, dancing, singing and modeling. While attending Edison High School, Nakia auditioned for UCLA’s theater department and was accepted. Soon after, she booked her first series regular role on Power Rangers, as Tanya Sloan, the yellow ranger. While filming the hit kid’s show Power Rangers, she continued her studies at UCLA while simultaneously recording her first pop album with her group Divine.
She has since played an array of characters in such shows as Hart of Dixie (Recurring), Star Trek Continues, About A Boy, New Girl,  90210, The Middle, Rules Of Engagement, Melissa and Joey, and Bones…. She is currently working as a series regular in, “Barbie’s Life in the Dreamhouse” as the role of Nikki and “No Nerds Here” as Nakia.