Mia Uyeda

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|birthname= Mia Evonne Uyeda

|birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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|occupation = Actor, Model, VJ, Columnist

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| years_active = 2007–2014

| agent = Inega Model Management, India

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| television = Saturday Night Shuffle, Maharajah Route

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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.

Early life

Mia Uyeda was born on 25 May 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/canadian-model-mia-uyeda-tiff-with-kunal-khemu-blood-money/1/182400.html |title=It was nerve-wracking to be intimate in front of the entire crew: Mia |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2012-03-30 |accessdate=2013-03-18 |archive-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123113029/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/canadian-model-mia-uyeda-tiff-with-kunal-khemu-blood-money/1/182400.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/inthecity/2012/April/inthecity_April4.xml§ion=inthecity |title=CityTimes - Mamma Mia! |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=2012-04-02 |accessdate=2013-03-18 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012055625/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20120402/ARTICLE/304029830/1058 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/family-not-upset-leaked-video-mia-uyeda-064828872.html |title=Family not upset with leaked video: Mia Uyeda |publisher=Yahoo! Finance |date=2012-03-16 |accessdate=2013-03-18 |archive-date=16 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116140615/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/family-not-upset-leaked-video-mia-uyeda-064828872.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.gqindia.com/content/mia-uyeda |title=Mia Uyeda |publisher=GQ India |date=2010-02-08 |accessdate=2013-03-18 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322150321/http://www.gqindia.com/content/mia-uyeda |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/redhot/family-not-upset-with-leaked-video-mia-uyeda_107695.htm |title=Family not upset with leaked video: Mia Uyeda |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |accessdate=2013-03-18 |archive-date=18 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418191124/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/redhot/family-not-upset-with-leaked-video-mia-uyeda_107695.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-mia-uyeda/20120327.htm#3 |title=Blood Money has a lot more than just skin show |work=Rediff.com |date=2012-03-27 |accessdate=2013-03-18 |archive-date=27 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427065902/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-mia-uyeda/20120327.htm#3 |url-status=live }} 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.

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[http://www.kingfishercalendar.com/2007/ Mia modelled for the Kingfisher Calendar in 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111123228/http://www.kingfishercalendar.com/2007/ |date=11 January 2012 }} 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|date=October 2022}} Mia rose to fame as a VJ for MTV India's show Saturday Night Shuffle.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} 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

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\|align="left"\| Saturday Night Shuffle \| style="text-align:center;"\| Herself \| style="text-align:center;"\| Talk Show
\|align="left"\| Maharaja Route \| style="text-align:center;"\| Herself \| style="text-align:center;"\| Travel Show
2009 \|align="left"\| Sankat City \| style="text-align:center;"\| Item Song \| style="text-align:center;"\| Film
2010 \|align="left"\| Tees Mar Khan \| style="text-align:center;"\| Cameo \| style="text-align:center;"\| Film
2011 \|align="left"\| Khotey Sikkey \| style="text-align:center;"\| Uncredited Role \| style="text-align:center;"\| TV series
2011 \|align="left"\| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 4) \| style="text-align:center;"\| Herself \| style="text-align:center;"\| Reality TV Series
2012 \|align="left"\| Blood Money \| style="text-align:center;"\| Rosa \| style="text-align:center;"\| Film
2012 \|align="left"\| Cocktail \| style="text-align:center;"\| Cameo \| style="text-align:center;"\| Film
\|align="left"\| 9Xe The Show \| style="text-align:center;"\| Herself \| style="text-align:center;"\| Talk Show
2016 \|align="left"\| Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive \| style="text-align:center;"\| Junior \| style="text-align:center;"\| Film

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|align="left"| Saturday Night Shuffle

| style="text-align:center;"| Herself

| style="text-align:center;"| Talk Show

|align="left"| Maharaja Route

| style="text-align:center;"| Herself

| style="text-align:center;"| Travel Show

2009