Mikki grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her mother is German-American and her father was Spanish (American). Mikki grew up very close to her father and mother, whom she considers her best friends and the loves of her life. She played sports from the time she was five years old, beginning in an all-boys baseball team and an all-boys basketball team. She continued to excel in basketball, volleyball, fast-pitch softball, swimming and track and field, and was the only girl to ever make the 15-Team All Boys Babe Ruth Baseball League. She also excelled in academics, and was awarded several academic scholarships for her achievements.
Mikki spent several months in New York as one of Avon's five top Latina models. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and writing career. Some of her favorite artists include Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia, Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, Richard Gere, Michael Caine, Denzel Washington, Ed Burns, Don Cheadle, Christopher Walken, Oprah Winfrey, Mía Maestro, Natalie Wood, Michelle Pfeiffer, Debra Messing, Edie Falco, Ashley Judd, Paul Rodriguez, Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy, John Candy and Dudley Moore. Some of her favorite movies include Voyage au bout de l'enfer (1978), Amours chiennes (2000), all three "Godfather" films, Love Jones (1997), Scarface (1983), Casino (1995), Top Gun (1986), Le plus escroc des deux (1988), Braveheart (1995), Légendes d'automne (1994), Grease (1978) and E.T., l'extra-terrestre (1982). She loves fashion and music and is a sports fanatic. She enjoys working out and keeping in shape both physically and mentally. She spends a lot of her time writing, telling stories and making people laugh. She also loves to read. Some of her favorite books are "Conversations With God [I, II, III]", "The Power of Now", "7 Spiritual Laws of Success" and "Tuesdays With Maury."
Mikki is a very spiritual person and truly believes that when you take care of the mind, you take care of the body. And, most of the time, this can be done through laughter, a sense of humor! If you can make people laugh, you can change the world. If you can't, then at least make yourself laugh!
