Alicia Monae pursued the art of dance which was Acrobatics, Jazz, and Hip Hop at the early age of 10 years old. Later on, by reaching the eight grade she partcipated in Pageants including the National American Miss Pageant, displaying her marvelous talents, in which she placed as an outstanding state finalist. During her high school years, she continued to dance on the danceline in the Marching Red Raiders Band as a Radiant Raindrop. Upon graduating she posed as an activist and is in cotinuance of being an activist for Breast Cancer victims, through a non-profit organization called Helping Hands Ministry. Reaching the year of 2010, Alicia made the leap to pursue the artistry career of becoming a top model.