Mia Khalifa, wey blow for 2015 afta one controversial adult film wey she wear hijab, don change her life completely. She bin be di most searched adult performer for PornHub dat year, but e come with plenty backlash – even her own parents don publicly disown am.
Afta just three months for di p*** industry, Mia resign because of di wahala. She talk say: “Na my rebellious phase, but I dey try to distance myself from all dat now.” Now at 33, she don launch her own jewellery line wey dem call ‘Sheytan’ for 2023, alongside designer Sara Burn. Di name ‘Sheytan’ na di anglicised form of Arabic word for ‘devil’, wey fit be inspired by di backlash she get from Muslim factions wey dey see am as evil.
She also feature for campaign of London-based fashion label Aries for Autumn 2023. Di founder of di brand, Sofia Prantera, talk say: “I felt immediately inspired by Mia’s ‘Punk’ attitude. She strong but extremely humble, and under her glossy appearance here is a tough young girl wey don fight through so much adversity. I wanted to capture her wild spirit; raw and unpolished.”
Mia dey use her big social media platform to speak about global human rights, governmental corruption for Lebanon, and di rights of sex workers. She even give a highly publicised address at Oxford Union, where she talk about rebuilding her public persona, di importance of setting boundaries, and her journey towards self-confidence.
She still dey occasionally post content on adult subscription services, but she prefer those sites because she fit control wetin she put out. She don also call for her videos to remove from sites like Pornhub and BangBros, and for her Internet domains to return to her.
Recently, one AI-generated photo wey show Mia and adult star Lana Rhoades for World Cup stands go viral. Di picture show dem for stadium wey dey watch Paraguay vs USA, but Mia quickly debunk am, saying: “It’s AI, I wouldn’t have a team USA hat.” She later share who she dey support for World Cup, writing: “Today I am Bosnian, later this evening I am Paraguayan. Tomorrow at 6pm I am Moroccan, and at 9pm I am Haitian.” Unfortunately, all her teams fail to win dia World Cup openers, though Bosnia and Herzegovina and Morocco both gain one point.
