Mia Uyeda

Mia Uyeda Biography

Mia Evonne Uyeda is a Canadian actor, 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.

Early life

Mia Uyeda was born on born 25 May 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She doesn't know her father's ethnicity, as she 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.

Career

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 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. Mia rose to fame as a VJ for MTV India's show Saturday Night Shuffle. 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.

Title	Role	Notes
Saturday Night Shuffle	Herself	Talk Show
Maharaja Route	Herself	Travel Show
Khotey Sikey	Uncredited Role	TV Series
Sankat City	Item Song	Film
Tees Mar Khan	Cameo	Film
Cocktail	Cameo	Film
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 4)	Herself	Reality TV Series
Blood Money (2012 film)	Rosa	Film
9Xe The Show	Herself	Talk Show
Tere Bin Laden dead or alive	Junior	Film

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