About Shamika Sanders

Shamika Sanders is the managing editor for HelloBeautiful where she carries out a vision to uplift Black women by telling their unique stories. She began working at iOneDigital in 2011 and has penned articles for iOneDigital, Essence, Billboard, and has interviewed celebrities like Oprah, Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, and Regina King. Shamika is a seasoned reporter with over 10 years of experience in digital media. She is the mother of an adorable two-year-old, enjoys spending time with her friends and family, enjoys good music, and good eats. Keep up with her on social media.

Stress can attribute to skin problems as well as mostly everything else in your life. Raquel– who is engaged to be married–knows that personally. She is planning a wedding and that can be hectic enough to raise acne on anyone’s face! But she isn’t alone. Acne strikes a lot of women! In this latest installment […]

Drake may be a tough rapper, but during a simulated earthquake his inner “soft” side came out roaring! Ashton Kutcher returned to MTV’s “Punk’d” for what could possibly be the best episode ever (minus Justin Timberlake’s). Drake thinks he is being escorted by the Secret Service to meet the Vice President of the United States. […]

Lil Kim has even more of a reason to hate her rival Nicki Minaj! Nicki, who suddenly pulled out of Summer Jam yesterday, had an extravagant line-up prepared for the show and one of the entertainers was Foxy Brown! As soon as Kim got wind that two of her enemies would be performing together, she […]

New York Knicks power forward–Amare Stoudemire–took a big leap int he romantic ring and proposed to his long time girlfriend and mother of his three children–Alexis Welch. Stoudemire presented Alexis with the 8.5-carat radiant-cut ring, with the Eiffel Tower as their background, outside of their penthouse at Le Meurice Hotel Belle Etoile Royal Suite in […]

Rihanna does not want to be asked domestic violence questions for the rest of her life, and who would? During a recent interview and photo shoot with the UK  publication, things got heated when the Bajan beauty was asked why she decided to collaborate with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. Rihanna went on the defensive end and […]

Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg has caused Nicki Minaj to pull out of the biggest concert of the year–Summer Jam! It is reported that the Hot 97 DJ began to insult Nicki during the show even though she was slated to perform in later moments. Nicki’s team got hold of the Peter’s shots and Scaff Beezy  […]

Rihanna may be a bad girl, but she is also a family woman! The Bajan princess flew to NYC just to spend time with her grandmother at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She was with her grandfather Lionel. “Came to NY, just for this moment right here!’ tweeted Ri Ri. An intimate and heart warming […]

Nene Leakes recently expressed how tired she is of reality TV, but also stated that she would do another season of show “Real Housewives Of Atlanta.” It could be the one million dollar check she may be receiving to do the show! Nene raked in $750,000 last season and became the highest paid reality star […]

Almost any hair color looks fabulous on Nicki Minaj! But which one looks the best? Over the course of a few years Nicki Minaj has turned her mixtape hustle into an enterprise and become a household name. Females of all ages, look up to the YMCMB first lady (hence her armed and ready Barbs). Check […]

Brian McKnight’s Twitter account was the center for drama last night, when he and Chris Brown got into a subliminal tweet beef! Neither men mentioned one another but it was clear that they were throwing shots at each other! RELATED CONTENT: 3 Reasons Brian McKnight Wrote A Song For YouPorn Chris wasn’t the only victim […]

Kelly Rowland stirred the pot with her album Here I Am. Her single “Motivation” was a summer hit and showcased her sexy side. She had a stunning photo shoot with Vegas Magazine, where she dished on her forthcoming album which she says she is for the ladies! Check out an excerpt from the high-fashion mag: […]

Ciara has yet to make a successful comeback since her last popular selling album Ciara: The Evolution. Ci Ci will attempt to release her fifth studio album One Woman Army through her newly signed label deal. “OWA MOVEMENT HAS JUST BEGUN!! TURN UP CSQUAD!!:) JOIN THE MOVEMENT!” tweeted the Atlanta native. Check out her patriotic […]