Mia Uyeda

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Mia Uyeda
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Uyeda in April 2012
Born
Mia Evonne Uyeda

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canadian [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Occupation(s)Actor, Model, VJ, Columnist
Years active2007-2014
Agent(s)Inega Model Management, India
TelevisionSaturday Night Shuffle, Maharajah Route
Website www.inega.in/v2/talent/board/mia/

Mia Evonne Uyeda is a Canadian actress, model, columnist and VJ. She gained fame in India as a Kingfisher Calendar model and later as a VJ for shows like MTV India's show Saturday Night Shuffle.

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Early life

Mia Uyeda was born on 25 May 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her father was adopted, and her mother is French Canadian. She was accidentally discovered at a convenience store at the age of 14. Since then, she has modelled across Canada, Europe, America and East Asia. Eventually, at the age of 21, whilst finishing a job in Malaysia, Uyeda came to Mumbai, India. [2]

After appearing on the runway for a fashion show, Mia was requested to try out for the annual Kingfisher Calendar. She featured in the 2007 Kingfisher Calendar [7] She appeared in campaigns for brands like Kaya Skin Clinic, Bisleri soda, Pantaloons, Killer Loop sunglasses and Sakhi Sari. She went on to participate in the Lakme India Fashion Week.[ citation needed ] Mia rose to fame as a VJ for MTV India's show Saturday Night Shuffle.[ citation needed ] She also worked on a travel show called Maharajah Route, which was shot throughout Rajasthan, while continuing her modelling assignments. She has graced the covers of Elle and L'Officiel , and featured in FHM , Maxim , Cosmopolitan , Grazia and Femina .

Her first experience in Bollywood was in Sankat City in 2009, where she did an item number. She later appeared in Tees Maar Khan in a brief cameo and guest starred in the Yash Raj Films' serial Khotey Sikkey. Recently, Mia was a contestant in the fourth season of the television reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
Saturday Night ShuffleHerselfTalk Show
Maharaja RouteHerselfTravel Show
2009 Sankat City Item SongFilm
2010 Tees Mar Khan CameoFilm
2011 Khotey Sikkey Uncredited RoleTV series
2011 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 4) HerselfReality TV Series
2012 Blood Money RosaFilm
2012 Cocktail CameoFilm
9Xe The ShowHerselfTalk Show
2016 Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive JuniorFilm

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References

  1. ↑ "It was nerve-wracking to be intimate in front of the entire crew: Mia". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 "CityTimes - Mamma Mia!". Khaleejtimes.com. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Family not upset with leaked video: Mia Uyeda". Yahoo! Finance. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Mia Uyeda". GQ India. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Family not upset with leaked video: Mia Uyeda". Zeenews.india.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Blood Money has a lot more than just skin show". Rediff.com. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Mia modelled for the Kingfisher Calendar in 2007 Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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