Mia Khalifa ( Arabic: ﻣﻴﺎ ﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔ ; born February 10, 1993), also known as Mia Callista , is a Lebanese-born American
social media personality[3] and webcam model , [4] best known for her career as a
pornographic actress from 2014 to 2015.
Born in Beirut, Khalifa moved to the United States in 2001. She began acting in pornography in October 2014, and by December was ranked the number 1 performer on the website Pornhub . Her career choice was met with controversy in the Middle East, especially for a video in which she performed sexual acts while wearing the Islamic hijab. After three months, Khalifa left the pornographic industry to pursue other interests.
Early life
Mia Khalifa was born on February 10, 1993, in Beirut, Lebanon and moved with her family to the United States in January 2001, [5][6] leaving their home in the wake of the South Lebanon conflict.[5] Her family is Catholic and she was raised in that religion, in what she describes as a "very conservative" home, [5] although she is no longer practicing.[7] Khalifa attended a French private school in Beirut, where she learned to speak English. [5] After moving to America, she lived in
Montgomery County, Maryland and played lacrosse in high school.[3] Khalifa has talked about being bullied at high school for being "the darkest and weirdest girl there", which intensified after the September 11 attacks .[5]
Khalifa attended Massanutten Military Academy and then moved to Texas to attend college.[5] She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in History.
