After graduation she moved to Atlanta, GA in pursuit of taking her fashion designing dream further. She graduated from American Intercontinental University in 2007 with an Associate's Degree in Fashion Design. While in college she was a member of the Designers @ Large and Dreams and Style Setters clubs. She was nominated for Best Up & Coming Designer at the 2010 Atlanta Fashion Awards. The Big Eas
y has always had its own unique sense of style and is finally being recognized for it; thanks to Mills! Moreover, younger, underprivileged girls wanting to pursue fashion have living proof that dreams do come true when you study your craft. Mills is currently available for interviews pertaining to her nomination and her couture line, Rachael M. This year, Kaira Akita became a partner with Rachael M. You may know her as "Keisha", the sassy, trash-talking baby mama from Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married who always bumped heads with Tasha Smith's character, "Angela". In addition to that, Kaira has starred in Meet the Browns, House of Payne, BET's first critically acclaimed original series Somebodies, and a slew of other projects. "I've never met anyone so young and ambitious as Rachael. The fact that she just packed up and moved from New Orleans to Atlanta to pursue her goal should be commended. Plus, her clothes are HOT," says Kaira. "I had to be involved with RMD!"
When the comedic actress isn't on the set or hosting events, she's busy running her "fab for less" styling service, A Clothes Encounter. Other celebrities who have donned RMD are Trina and Cynthia Bailey from The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Her clothing has also been featured on covers for DYME Magazine and Kontrol Magazine.
