Mia Khalifa is a Lebanese-American media personality and former adult film actress. She gained notoriety in 2014, becoming the most viewed performer on Pornhub within two months. Khalifa's career, which ended in 2015, was marked by controversy, particularly due to a scene featuring a hijab that garnered both popularity and criticism. Despite her short time in the industry, she achieved significant recognition, being named the "Number 1 Porn Star" on Pornhub in 2015 and becoming the most-searched-for actress on various adult platforms in subsequent years.
In February 2011, Mia Khalifa married her high school boyfriend.
Mia Khalifa got a tattoo of the Christian cross of the Lebanese Forces following the October 2012 Beirut bombing in solidarity with her father's political views.
In 2014, Mia Khalifa separated from her first husband.
In 2015, Mia Khalifa stated that she was no longer a practicing Catholic.
In November 2016, an online petition called for Mia Khalifa to be appointed as the next United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
In 2016, Mia Khalifa's divorce from her first husband was finalized.
In October 2017, Mia Khalifa and Gilbert Arenas began hosting Out of Bounds, a daily sports show on Complex News's YouTube channel.
In February 2018, the daily sports show Out of Bounds, hosted by Mia Khalifa and Gilbert Arenas, aired its final episode.
On October 30, 2018, the final episode of the Rooster Teeth show Sportsball, co-hosted by Mia Khalifa and Tyler Coe, was released.
In 2018, iLoveFriday released a diss track called "Mia Khalifa" in response to a fake tweet. The song became an internet meme.
In 2019, Mia Khalifa married American professional chef Robert Sandberg.
In May 2020, Mia Khalifa made a guest appearance as herself in the Hulu show Ramy.
In 2020, Mia Khalifa separated from Robert Sandberg.
In 2020, a large explosion occurred at the port of Beirut.
In August 2021, Mia Khalifa auctioned her glasses to raise money for victims of the 2020 Beirut explosion.
In 2021, Mia Khalifa began dating Puerto Rican rapper and singer Jhayco.
In 2021, Mia Khalifa was mentioned at the CPI on the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, to which she jokingly responded on Twitter.
In May 2023, Mia Khalifa was invited to speak at the Oxford Union and was featured on the front cover of Huck magazine.
In June 2023, Mia Khalifa launched a jewelry line called "Sheytan" alongside Sara Burn, a former Virgil Abloh collaborator.
In November 2023, Israeli music duo Ness & Stilla released "Harbu Darbu", a song that called for the death of Mia Khalifa, Bella Hadid, and Dua Lipa.
During the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Mia Khalifa received backlash for a post on Twitter about the conflict.
In 2023, Mia Khalifa was featured in the Fall/Winter campaign for the London-based fashion label Aries and a photo book titled Mia by Aries.