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. 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. ==Filmography==