Mia Tyler, whose real name is Mia Abagale Tallarico, is an American fashion designer, model, and actor. She is also the daughter of well-known American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and former judge of the “Aerosmith” TV music competition, Steven Tyler. In the realm of modeling, Mia has established herself mostly as a plus-size model and has become a role model for plus-size women. The stunning diva, who is represented by “Wilhelmina Models,” has confidently and stylishly strutted the New York and Paris runways. She has appeared on the cover of “Flare” and modeled for “Lane Bryant” and “H&M.” Additionally, she has been featured in magazines like Seventeen, Teen People, and Vogue. Additionally, she has created her own clothing company, Revolution 1228, which sells plus-size clothing. Additionally, this multi-talented beauty has been successful in establishing herself as an actor on both small and large screens. A Little Bit of Lipstick, Inheridance, Rush Hour 3, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and People Are Dead are just a few of the movies in which she has starred. Among her noteworthy television endeavors are “Pretty Wicked,” “Celebrity Fit Club,” and “Really Rich Real Estate.”
Early Life & Childhood
On December 22, 1978, Mia Abagale Tallarico was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA, at the “Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.” The lead singer of the rock group Aerosmith is her father, Steven Tyler. Cyrinda Foxe, her mother, was an American publicist, model, and actor.
As a result of her father’s brief liaison with American singer and former model Bebe Buell, Mia’s paternal half-sister is Liv Tyler, an American actor, producer, and former model. Due to her father’s marriage to Teresa Barrick, Mia also has two more half-siblings: a brother named Taj and a sister named Chelsea.
Steven wrote the song “Mia,” which was featured on “Night in the Ruts,” the band’s sixth studio album released in 1979. The song was titled after his cherished daughter.
In 1987, her parents divorced one another. Mia and her mother had relocated to New York City by 1990. In 1997, her mother received a diagnosis of an incurable brain tumor. On September 7, 2002, Mia’s mother passed away due to the malignancy.
Career of Mia Tyler
As a plus-size model, Mia began her profession. “Wilhelmina Models,” a renowned talent agency, is her manager. Mia had an appearance as a VJ on the MTV program “House of Style” when she was seventeen years old. The program focused on issues like eating problems, fashion, the modeling business, and the lifestyles of models.
She has strutted the Paris and New York catwalks. She became a well-known plus-size model throughout time and was highlighted in prestigious magazines including Vogue, Moxie Girl, YM, Teen People, Teen, and Seventeen. The Canadian online monthly fashion magazine “Flare” has featured her on its cover as well.
She has served as a model for both MxM and H&M. She has also promoted the American women’s clothing store Lane Bryant, which likewise specializes in plus-size apparel, and the Canadian fashion retail company Penningtons, which specializes in plus-size apparel for women.
Mia dabbled in acting while juggling her thriving modeling career. Her reputation in the entertainment industry has grown as a result of her numerous TV appearances and big-budget productions.
In the movie “A Little Bit of Lipstick,” which debuted in the United States on February 17, 2000, she landed the lead part of Laura Simon. She made a brief appearance in the popular crime comedy “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” that same year. George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Turturro appeared in the movie, which was out on October 19 of that year.
She played “The Body Snatcher” in the drama film “People Are Dead,” which came out in 2002.
She continued to appear on the reality TV program “Celebrity Fit Club,” which tracked eight obese celebrities as they tried to reduce their weight. She had an appearance in the show’s first season, which debuted on “VH1” on January 9, 2005. During the event, she shed about 7.7 kg of weight. She made an appearance on “Really Rich Real Estate,” another “VH1” program, the following year.
In the third installment of the “Rush Hour” film series, which starred Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, she played the character of “Marsha” in the American buddy police action-comedy. After being released in the United States on August 10, 2007, the movie became a commercial success, but critics gave it bad reviews.
She published her autobiography, “Creating Myself,” on August 26, 2008. The plus-size diva’s journey from insecurity to recovery and self-acceptance is chronicled in this inspirational and intimate book.
Mia has dabbled in fashion creation in addition to modeling plus-size apparel. Together with designer Victoria Baker-Winfrey, she debuted the apparel line “Revolution 1228” in February 2009. Sizes 12 through 28 are represented by the number 1228. For many plus-size women who look up to Mia, the chic plus-size independent clothing line has been a welcome shift.
Along with actor, comedian, and motivational speaker Kyle Cease and psychiatrist and radio talk-show host Dr. Jenn Berman, she co-judged the “Oxygen” reality show “Pretty Wicked.” The program ran from March 31, 2009, to August 31, 2010, and was presented by fashion model and television celebrity Caridee English.
She made an appearance on the thirteenth season of the American reality television show “Hell’s Kitchen” in 2014. She was spotted with Steven Tyler at the chef’s table in the red kitchen.
Personal Life & Family
Onstage at an Aerosmith show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in 2002, she wed former “Papa Roach” drummer Dave Buckner. Since his daughter wanted to get married that night, Steven begged the Vegas crowd to help him by securing a witness before he offered his devoted daughter’s hand to Dave. In 2005, Dave and Mia split up.
Mia and guitarist Brian Harrah were engaged from October 2007 till August 2008.
Since 2014, she has resided in New York City. According to reports, she is seeing Dan Halen. On May 10, 2017, she gave birth to her son, Axton Joseph, her first child with him.
As an amateur photographer, this versatile diva once said she preferred working behind the camera to working in front of it. Her entire body is covered in tattoos. Her estimated net worth is $5 million, according to sources.
The net worth of Mia Tyler
The net worth of Mia Tyler as of 2024 is about $1 million.