

The photo has since been uploaded to Pinterest. In 2015, a reader for website BroBible who said he went to high school with Khalifa sent the publication Khalifa’s yearbook picture. 6) So-called “classmates” have shared Khalifa’s yearbook photos Speaking to Armstrong, Khalifa said she worked as a bookkeeper for a construction firm and as a paralegal in Miami, but she was too recognizable.Īfter six months, Khalifa stopped trying to downplay her internet fame and decide to move to Austin, where she’s since rebranded herself and attempted to pursue other careers. Mia Khalifa/Instagram 5) After leaving the adult film industry, Khalifa stayed off social media While she can’t get the original copies of her videos taken down, Khalifa said she has a legal team that cleans up fake accounts that repost content online. That’s not what you should be doing to try to build your self-esteem,” Khalifa said. She said the popularity spiraled out of control once she started receiving death threats from ISIS. 10 things you never knew about popular porn site xHamsterĤ) She left the industry after three months because of the popularity-and ISIS threatsĪll Khalifa had wanted to do was let loose and rebel, but the fame was too much.11 tantalizing things you never knew about Pornhub.The best sites for ethical, fair trade porn.However, at the time, she didn’t think her videos would be easily found online because she didn’t have social media back then. She told Armstrong the experience was “nerve-wracking,” calling herself “21 and dumb” when she made the decision and saying she now finds herself feeling uncomfortable when she shows too much cleavage in public. Khalifa said after her first film, she felt a combination of guilt, shame, and temporary validation. 3) Khalifa rationalized getting into pornography because she thought no one would see her videos She thought about it for two weeks, but “made the mistake of saying yes and going in,” she told Armstrong. That same year, she was approached to do pornography at a strip mall in Miami. Speaking to cyclist Lance Armstrong on his podcast Forward, Khalifa said she didn’t put herself out there as a college student at the University of Texas, El Paso, and was focused on graduating early, all the while losing 50 pounds through exercise.Īt age 21, she had her breasts augmented, and immediately afterward, she said her self-esteem was still low. Mia Khalifa/Instagram 2) Khalifa has said she didn’t get into the adult film industry for the money, but to boost her self-esteem There are Hollywood movies that depict Muslims in a much worse manner than any scene Bang Bros could produce,” Khalifa said at the time.

“The scenes containing a hijabi are satirical. at age 10, told the Washington Post in 2015 that was surprised about the negative backlash relating to those scenes. Who is Mia Khalifa? 1) Khalifa was born in Beirut, Lebanon and comes from a Christian familyĭespite Khalifa’s notoriety performing in adult films while wearing a hijab, a head covering worn by Muslim women, Khalifa comes from a Catholic family, though she’s no longer practicing, according to a 2015 piece with the BCC. But after trading in her life in Miami for laid-back vibes in Austin, Texas, Khalifa is not only embracing her online persona, but is completely rebranding herself as a sports commentator and chef, and even has a cookbook in the works.įrom her Pornhub fame to talking Washington, D.C., teams, here are the most fascinating facts about Mia Khalifa. Mia Khalifa might be widely known around the internet for her three-month stint in the adult film industry, but her life has taken a turn in the four years since she became one of the most searched-for porn actress on Pornhub.īetween fielding death threats for her porn industry work, retribution from her family and home country of Lebanon, and having to prove herself as a die-hard sports fanatic, Khalifa (which is not her real name) tried to hide away from the fame.
