Shennekia Grimshaw was born and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland to Lucretia and Tyrone Grimshaw. Shennekia had been an honor roll student throughout elementary, middle, and high school.
After graduating Montgomery Blair high school she attended Montgomery college for 2 semesters then transferred to The Arts Institute of Washington to pursue her career in Fashion Merchandising.
Soon after she decided to take another road to pursue her dream career in TV Broadcasting at CSB in MD.

Shennekia now resides in the Takoma Park, MD area, where she was born and raised. While continuously seeking modeling and broadcasting opportunities, she currently works as a loan processor at a mortgage company and is also a sales specialist. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her friends, shopping, and dancing.

Shennekia’s modeling career has been full of jobs that include promotional work for car shows, events, and corporate sponsors. She also has modeled in numerous fashion shows and has had various print assignments. Some of Shennekia’s biggest accomplishments include competing in the 2004 Miss Maryland Pageant, winning DC’s Blackmen’s Magazine Swimsuit Competition, and recently being selected to host a major magazine release party in NJ. She also competed in the Miss Caribbean Metro Pageant.

In the near future, Shennekia has plans to finish her schooling. Additionally, she has an interest to further her modeling career and possibly do some acting down the road. Long term, she would like to have a major role in the Entertainment industry as a successful broadcaster or TV host, living in Miami or LA.

Movie credits:
- Misunderstandings film (2007) film DC (imdb.com) - extra
- Sex educational video (Tiffany) (2002) (Danyainc)
- Break ya waistline by Sir Aah (2008) (club girl)

Pageants and Contests:
- Miss Maryland USA Pageant, Rockville MD 2004
- Miss Caribbean Metro Beauty Pageant, College Park UMD 2008
- Blackmen's Magazine Swimsuit Competition, Washington DC 2008 (winner)
- Swimsuit Fashion Show/Contest, Herndon VA 2008 (3rd place)

Runway shows:
- FedEx Field Car Import Modeling, Bowie MD 2008
- Jazzy Couture Swimsuit Lingerie Fashion Show, Reston VA 2008

Hosting:
- Hosted the 2008 Skintone Magazine Release Party and BlackMens Magazine Fashion show

Stats and Measurements:
Height: 5.3
Weight: 119
Hair: black
Eye: brown
Dress: 2
Shoe: 7
Age range: 18-25
Stats: 34C-26-37

For modeling assignments and bookings for Shennekia, please contact: shennekiag@gmail.com