Anikka Abbott is currently the Chief Weather Forecaster for NewsChannels 3-11-12, based in Santa Barbara. She earned her Master of Mass Communication in Broadcast Journalism at Arizona State University in December 2019. The next week, she began her broadcasting career as a multimedia journalist in Santa Barbara before transitioning to weather in October 2020.

Anikka decided to enter the world of journalism after an early career in opera and public speaking. A love of storytelling and a thirst for world betterment led her to make a career change to use her voice in a different way. She was a weather forecaster and reporter for Cronkite News on Arizona PBS, a production intern at 12 News - Arizona Midday (a daily lifestyle show), as well as a theatre and community reporter for Cronkite Cut (a weekly entertainment news broadcast).

In May 2015, Anikka graduated summa cum laude from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. She was a member of the award-winning Choir of the West for 3 years and performed with them internationally. At PLU, she was chosen to perform as a founding member of the elite octet, The Chamber Singers, also performing internationally. An accomplished classical singer, her opera credits include Papagena in Mozart's Magic Flute, Morgana in Handel's Alcina, Tytania in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Mary in Kyr's Christmas Oratorio. Her musical theatre credits include Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Sandy in Grease, Lilli Vanessi (Kate) in Kiss Me, Kate, and Cinderella in Into The Woods.

Anikka served as Miss West Sound 2017 and as Miss Pierce County 2015 under the Miss America Program. Her platform was Prevention Through Empowerment: Ending Domestic Violence and Stalking. Survivor turned advocate, she was a founding member of the Associate Board at the Pierce County YWCA, striving to reach out to young adults to prevent domestic violence and to promote service. She gave numerous keynote presentations at Rotary and other community clubs about domestic violence causation, prevention, and solutions. In 2015, Anikka was awarded proclamations from the Gig Harbor City Council (WA State) and the Pierce County Council (WA State) for her work towards domestic violence prevention. In 2017, she received the national Miss America Community Service Award for her speaking program. 

In July 2015, Anikka placed as First Runner-up to Miss Washington. She represented Washington at the National Sweetheart Pageant in Illinois in August 2015.