Malaika Jackson

Ever since she could remember, Malaika Jackson (pronounced Ma-LIKE-ah) has always felt like entertaining was her calling. When she was a little girl, her older sister would dress her up in costumes to do instrumental music performances, dance routines and acting scenes to entertain her sister's group of friends. She learned at a very young age that she had a knack for entertaining, an instinct for performing and a natural gift to make people laugh. At 16, Jackson the Toronto native, tried her hand at modeling and a few commercials. However, an opportunity of a lifetime happened when she was 17 and was scouted by a pageant coordinator at a local Mc.Donalds. The coordinator pulled Jackson out of the line up and asked her if she would participate as a contestant in an upcoming beauty pageant. Being that Jackson was a tom-boy, and engaged very seriously in competitive martial arts and tough sports, she politely declined and thought the opportunity was not for her. However, upon returning