Originally named Melissa Ann Hevner, Mia Malkova is an American adult film actress, content creator, and live streamer who decided to come out in the industry back in 2012. Having grown up in SoCal, Mia has had many teenage jobs including being a McDonald’s employee since she was 16 years old and later working at Sizzler. A friend from her childhood was the one that told her about the adult entertainment which led her to start the profession at about the age of 19 or 20. She took the name of Mia Malkova which was partially inspired by the last name of that same friend and she was quickly recognized for her presence and flexibility on-camera.
She first appeared in the Twistys Treat calendar after being named their Treat of the Month for December 2012, and then became Twistys Treat of the Year for 2013. In 2014 she won the Best New Starlet Award by AVN (Adult Video News) award ceremony, the biggest award for a newcomer in the adult entertainment industry. And the same year she also won an AVN award with one more award for an all girl group scene. During these years she had done plenty of productions also working with huge studios like Twistys, Hard X Brazzers Digital Playground etc. She received the 2017 XBIZ Award for Best Actress for her performance in the feature The Preacher’s Daughter. Due to her popularity and gorgeous looks, she was also named Penthouse Pet of the Month in October 2016.
After getting very popular with adult movies, Malkova started doing films related to the adult industry, but not restricted to it. She was in the short documentary God, Sex and Truth, which was released in 2018, and also in the Indian erotic thriller Climax both times being directed by Ram Gopal Varma. In January 2022, she went on the stage with adult star Angela White to host a show called the 39th AVN Awards. At the beginning of the 2020s, she was mainly doing independent work online like OnlyFans and she also did video-game streaming on Twitch, where she became very popular. Apart from adult entertainment, she has featured in music videos and also is very active on social media. Her brother also has been in the adult industry.
Throughout more than a decade, Malkova has been one of the most well-known names of her generation in the adult industry, at the same time, making a second career as a digital creator and streamer. Although she remains busy mainly through online platforms, she has almost stopped doing traditional studio filming. The way she has gone from working in a restaurant in California to winning parents and then starting livestreaming is just one of the many examples of new performer journeys during which individuals are able to transform their early visibility into more control over their own content and audience.
