Katja Mia
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Katja Mia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1996 |
| Alma mater | Maynooth University |
| Occupations | |
| Employer | Virgin Media Television (Ireland) |
| Notable credit | Ireland AM |
Katja Mia (born 17 May 1996)[1] is an Irish model, social media influencer and television presenter, known for her work on Ireland AM.
Mia was raised in Lucan, Dublin.[citation needed] Her parents fled war-torn Burundi and sought asylum in Germany before eventually settling in Ireland.[2] In 2018, she graduated from Maynooth University, where she studied international finance, economics and German.[3]
Career
Mia was discovered by a modelling agency in the summer of 2020 after she posted pictures online. She describes herself as "a curve model or plus sized model."[4] In October 2022, Mia guest hosted Virgin Media Ireland's flagship morning show for a week filling in for permanent host Muireann O'Connell.[5] One month later, in November 2022, it was announced that Mia would take up full-time hosting duties of the weekend edition of the programme alongside Martin King and Elaine Crowley.[6] On 21 November 2023, it was announced that Mia would leave Ireland AM to join Brian Dowling as the new permanent hosts of The 6 O'Clock Show replacing Karen Koster and Greg O'Shea.[7] Mia participated in the seventh series of RTÉ One show Dancing with the Stars where she finished in sixth place.