Mia Kang: Daily Routine

Her mornings start with oats and Muay Thai; her afternoons bounce between yoga, jiu-jitsu, and the occasional photo shoot.

It’s not every day that you see the words fashion model and Muay Thai fighter in the same bio, but that’s exactly what Mia Kang juggles for a living. To add to that, the international model has completed a master’s degree in finance and financial law and spent time working as a commodities trader.

Born in Hong Kong to a British father and a South Korean mother, Kang studied at the international Island School as a teenager, but has revealed in interviews that she never felt like she fit in with other kids. “I grew up as an obese kid and teenager,” she told Yahoo Style. “I was heavily bullied in school. When I was 13, I cut my weight in half — I stopped eating.”

Losing weight led to Kang being scouted as a model, and she soon appeared in one of her first jobs for a Levi’s campaign. After graduating from high school, Kang signed with London Models 1 agency and started modelling around the world, in London, Tokyo, Singapore, and Milan. Despite her success in the modelling world, Kang developed eating disorders and body image issues, undoubtedly exacerbated by industry pressures to maintain a certain weight.