Mia Khalifa on Rejecting Fame | In Your Face

Between 2015 and 2018, Mia Khalifa was one of the most googled women on the internet. Since her initial rise to fame via the adult film industry, the Lebanese-American media personality, whose real name is Sarah Joe, has used her combined social media following of 68.5M across Instagram and TikTok to bring awareness to issues close to her heart, most notably speaking up against Israel's occupation of Palestine and campaigning for the legal age of female sex work to be raised from 18 to 21. In this exclusive interview with SHOWstudio's art and culture editor Christina Donoghue, she speaks about her transformative journey from adult film actress to social media star to business owner, the struggles of growing up in post-9/11 America and why the internet will always be an ugly place. 'I have very little to lose...What are my platforms for if not to speak up? If I'm not making money of them then the very least I can do is use my following to make a change.' - Mia Khalifa. Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion is presented via the Internet. A pioneer of fashion film and live fashion broadcasting, SHOWstudio is now recognised as the leading force behind these mediums, offering a unique platform to nurture and encourage fashion to engage with moving image in the digital age. In its documentation of fashion and the arts, SHOWstudio has collaborated with pop cult