Mia Kang | |
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 Kang on Uproxx in 2017 | |
| Born | 30 December 1988[4] |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Agency | IMG Models[2][3] |
Mia Kang (born 30 December 1988) is a British-Swiss fashion model, Muay Thai fighter, body confidence advocate, and television host based in New York City. Kang grew up in Hong Kong and was bullied as a young girl for being overweight. She halved her weight at the age of 13 and was soon scouted as a model. Kang modeled across Asia and Europe through her high school and college years. She got a master's degree in finance and financial law in England, and left modeling to work as a commodities trader, before returning to modeling in New York City and winning the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model search and being named a 2017 Rookie.
Despite her modeling success, Kang was miserable with the eating disorders that she felt the modeling industry demanded to stay thin, until she took up the martial art Muay Thai in Thailand. Training and fighting gained her respect for her body, healthy eating habits, weight and muscle. She now advocates for women's body confidence, while continuing to model, and hosting Spy Games, an American reality competition television series.
- ^ Gray, Andy (22 August 2016). "Mia Kang wins 2016 SI Swimsuit Model Search". Swimsuit | SI.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "IMG Models: Mia Kang". Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Mia Kang 미아 (@Miakang) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
- ^ "Mia Kang - Muay Thai - Awakening Fighters".
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