NIKEYA BERRY

MISS BLACK MASSACHUSETTS USA 2005

Nikeya Berry was born on November 5, 1980, to parents Leroy and Marilyn Berry in Boston Massachusetts.  Nikeya Berry is honored to be the first Miss Black Massachusetts and looks forward to using the position to advocate for her platform:  Equal and Quality Education for City Youth. She had the opportunity to see first-hand the inequalities of different educational systems. For her first two years of schooling, she attended an inner city school, but then participated in a program that bussed city students to suburban school systems, while many of her friends and acquaintances remained in the city schools.  She knows she had an excellent education and wants that education available for all students.  While in high school, she acted in many school performances, and took part in a voice -over for a cartoon. She was also on the varsity cheerleading squad in both high school and college, winning third-place in a regional high-school cheerleading competition.

A busy life is the norm for Nikeya; she is studying for a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and is completing an intense academy to become a corrections officer and Deputy Sheriff for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Before the Academy, she was also working as a level 4 (out of 5 levels) Master Security Officer in a loss prevention center. Ms. Berry also takes part in her church ministry, working as a Gate Keeper at Mount Olive Kingdom Builders Worship Center.  To relax she enjoys reading and likes to write poetry.

Nikeya’s goal is to complete a Master’s in Criminal Justice and become a Federal probation Officer for women with children. She plans to make a difference in this world.