Shikiri Hightower-Gaskin | Biography, Career, Education, and Family
Shikiri Hightower-Gaskin is an American fashion entrepreneur, trained journalist, and strategic communications professional known for building fashion businesses and later working in nonprofit communications. She is also known publicly as the former wife of retired NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson and the mother of their late daughter, Maia Keyanna Hightower-Johnson.
Hightower-Gaskin’s career spans several fields: she founded the fashion boutique Shikiri, developed the accessories business Golden Butterfly, launched the clothing brand China Royal, and moved into communications and philanthropic work. Her education includes a journalism degree from the University of Southern California (USC), a master’s degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and an MBA from Tulane U...
