Tenika Davis was born July 16 in Toronto Canada and raised in the small town of Newmarket Ontario It was at 10 years old Tenika discovered a keen interest in public speaking and the performing arts it was at that point she began entering various speech competitions and having her voice heard by audiences It was also at this age that Tenika began intensively training in the highly disciplined martial art of Taekwondo almost instantly she excelled and began competing at a national level earning numerous gold metals trophies and awards for her outstanding abilities Not only did her training provide an excellent outlet for the enthusiastic and energetic youngster it would also prove to be a fortunate precursor for the start of her professional acting career Tenika Davis began her career as one of the finalists on the first season of the famed reality TV series Canadas Next Top Model After completing the show she signed with worldrenowned top modeling agency Ford Models Tenikas talent determination and hard work allowed her to land her first lead role in the indie hit Jumping the Broom alongside Angela Bassett Paula Patton Loretta Devine and Meagan Good amongst many others wellknown talents Almost immediately after she was cast as Sara Suarez the seductive action heroine in the successful Wrong Turn horror movie franchise Most recently shes been cast as Petra Small in Netflixs first original superherodrama based on comic book series Jupiters Legacy Tenika has had the privilege to be involved in blockbuster films television series and to work with major actors directors and producers at a pace that very few young professionals have experienced