| Mika Tan | |
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| Birthdate: | November 27, 1977 |
| Birth location: | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
| Measurements: | 36D-26-36[1] |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in (1. Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 65 m)[1] |
| Weight: | 120 lb (54 kg/8. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 6 st)[1] |
| Shoe size: | 8 ½[1] |
| Eye color: | Green/Dark Brown[1] |
| Hair color: | Black[1] |
| Natural breasts: | No |
| Orientation: | Bisexual[2] |
| Ethnicity: | Japanese, Taiwanese, Samoan |
| Alias(es): | Mika Okinawa, Leiloni |
| Official web site | |
| Mika Tan at IMDb | |
| Mika Tan at IAFD | |
| Mika Tan at AFDB | |
Mika Tan (born on November 27, 1977[3]) is an American pornographic actress and fetish/pantyhose model of Asian descent. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most A shoe size is a numerical indication of the fitting size of a Shoe for a person Eye color is a Polygenic trait and is determined by the amount and type of Pigments in the Eye 's iris. Hair color is the pigmentation of hair follicles due to the two types of melanin Eumelanin and Phaeomelanin. Sexual orientation is believed to refer to "an enduring pattern of emotional romantic and/or sexual attractions to men women or both sexes Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation are Americans of Japanese heritage Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group A Taiwanese American is an American of Taiwanese ancestry This term also sometimes fluidly applies to those whose parents or relatives are associated with Pacific Islander Americans are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in Pornographic films or Photographs, live Sex shows or Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the Sexual attraction to materials and objects not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature Pantyhose (also called tights) are sheer, close fitting coverings of the body from the Waist to the feet
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==Background==
Born on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to an Okinawan/Taiwanese mother and a Japanese/Samoan father. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English) known as ''"The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean She was adopted at age 3 by her grandmother and her biological sister was raised by an aunt. She was raised primarily by her grandmother who was an established Hawaiian/Japanese folk dancer, singer and proprietor of several Oriental massage parlors. [4] Mika mother's side was full of models and musicians. Her father's side is full of military servicemen and women, including her sister who is in the U.S. Marines and helps with her official website. As a "Navy brat", Mika traveled across the United States and parts of Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa before she went to high school. A "military brat" (and various brat derivatives is a term for a person whose parent or parents have served full-time in the Armed forces during the person's The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East.
Some adult distribution companies market Loni and Mika as cousins, but it is incorrect. She is, however, related to pinup model Josie Lee. [5]
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Education and early career
She worked as a child model, as an extra in television, commercials, and theater, appeared in an infomercial[6], and at one point was a member of the Movement Company dance troupe of Guam where she performed modern jazz and ballet. Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance [1]
She attended San Diego State University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and an Associate's degree in Psychology. History Established on March 13 1897 San Diego State University first began as the San Diego Normal School intended to educate local future female elementary school teachers A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes in living Organisms It deals with the Structure and function of cellular components such as An associate degree is an Academic degree awarded by Community colleges Junior colleges four-year Universities, Business colleges Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and To earn extra money while in college, Mika did nude art modeling and tried her hand at stripping. Art modeling involves the posing of a model, an often paid sometimes even professional human subject as an aid in creating a portrait or other work of Art [7][8][2]
Mika has studied classical voice at the Magdalena Perés School of Voice and is a graduate of the John Robert Powers finishing school. John Robert Powers ( April 16, 1892 - November 1977 was an American Actor and founder of a prominent New York City Modeling This article is about finishing school for the reality show see Charm School (TV series [1]
Despite her aptitude for science, she found she did not enjoy the work as she was more of a "people person", and worked in sales & marketing in the timeshare industry. A timeshare is a form of ownership or right to the use of a property or the term used to describe such properties [9] She tried her hand at acting in California but stopped after the realization that the casting couch was not a myth. The casting couch is a euphemism for a Sociological phenomenon that involves the trading of sexual favors by an aspirant apprentice Employee, or Subordinate [2]
Adult film career
Mika was discovered at an am/pm by porn director Jack Pearl[2][8][10]. ampm is a convenience store chain with branches located in several U Initially she tried to work only with her former husband, but began working with other males in the industry to pursue her adult film career. Mika stated in an interview, "He was just too jealous and couldn't handle me working with other men". She quit to work on her marriage. Financial problems and his inability to forget about her working with other men put a strain on their relationship and they filed for divorce. Mika also had a third trimester miscarriage in this period, which she described as the worst time of her life. [9]
Among her sex film aficionados, she is known for her intense and loud orgasms on screen, and is noted for her work ethic and professionalism on set. She works with both men and women of various races in her films, always displaying a voraciousness and enthusiasm matched by few.
Tan has married twice: First to Ray Shannon, and then to Alec Knight (another worker in the adult industry). [8] She has been romantically connected with fellow adult industry workers Brett Rockman, Nick Manning, and Jack Lawrence. Nick Manning (Rick Manning Dand Lee Strickland (b May 28, 1967, Chicago Illinois) is a Pornographic actor and director as well as a
Tan has been called the "Susan Lucci of Porn", having been nominated many times, but not winning any AVN awards until 2006 when she won for best oral sex scene. Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23 1946 is a Daytime Emmy Award -winning American actress. She was quoted lamenting bittersweetly on the matter, "I'm no longer the Susan Lucci of porn. What am I going to call myself now? I don't have a tagline. "[11]
Currently, she does primarily fetish-oriented work, including work as a dominatrix and sub for the Kink.com group of companies, mostly the "Men in Pain" and "Mean Bitches" websites, where her intense performances have made her a favourite. Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the Sexual attraction to materials and objects not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature A dominatrix (from the Latin dominatrix, meaning a female ruler or Mistress plural dominatrices or dominatrixes) or Mistress is a woman who Kinkcom is a San Francisco -based Internet pornography company that runs a group of Websites devoted to BDSM and related fetishes Tan classifies herself far more as a fetish model than a porn star - indeed, according to her official listed bio on her website, Tan states: "For the record, I do not consider myself a pornstar and any girl who has done less than 250 films shouldn't either. "[9] Though Tan still does hardcore sex films, she also does features with a story-driven nature, such as her recent 2006 "Memoirs of a Modern-Day Geisha" (from VCA). In one interview she explained, "Just because I do the fetish and understand it, doesn't mean it turns me on. I don't really like to beat people until they bleed, even though I've done it. "[8]
As of March 2006, Mika has done over 877 fetish and hardcore scenes for video and the internet. She also takes orders for custom videos through her website: Fans are told to submit a script, scenario, and choice of cast, in return for which she will make the custom video for a nominal fee plus production costs.
Tan took over Kaylani Lei's seat as host of the Me So Horny internet radio show on KSEX alongside Annie Cruz until late April 2007. KSEX, also known as KSEXradio is an Online Radio station which discusses topics on Sex and Pornography, and is one of the only adult Annie Cruz (born November 6, 1984) is a Filipino American Pornographic actress. Tan was replaced with Kaylani Lei along with co-host Kitty Langdon. Ashley Spalding (born August 5, 1980) better known by the pseudonym Kaylani Lei, is an Exotic dancer and a Porn star currently It is unknown at this time if her departure was amicable and whether Tan would return to host at a later time if Lei leaves again.
She is now moving into production, with her debut film featuring heterosexual Asian-American men in hardcore scenes. [12]
Awards
- 2007 AVN Award for Underrated Starlet of the Year (Unrecognized Excellence)[13]
- 2006 Adam Film World award for "Best Asian Starlet"[14]
- 2006 XRCO Award for Unsung Siren[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mika Tan: Resume
- ^ a b c d Mika Tan: F-A-Q
- ^ Mika Tan at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ http://www.gramponante.com/2006/08/casual-fridays-photo-frenzy.html
- ^ Mika Tan: Schedule
- ^ http://www.gramponante.com/2006/04/my-good-porn-friday.html
- ^ http://blog.myspace.com Interview by Vincent P Davis
- ^ a b c d www.lukeisback.com Mika Tan interview
- ^ a b c Mika Tan: About Me
- ^ www.lukeisback.com Jack Pearl: The Man the Business Passed By
- ^ www.lukeisback.com KSEXradio. XRCO Awards are given by X-Rated Critics Organization annually to talented people working in Adult entertainment. com's Listener Choice Awards
- ^ Mika Tan Starts Production House. Retrieved on 2007-08-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708)
- ^ 2007 AVN Award Winners Announced. AVN (2007-01-16). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros.
- ^ Thomas J Stanton (2006-04-19). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Adam Film World Announces Award Winners. AVN. Retrieved on 2008-06-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.
- ^ 2006 XRCO Award Winners
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