Talk:Mia Kang

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 17:31, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

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Mia Kang in 2017

• ... that Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model Mia Kang (pictured) has been a commodities trader, Muay Thai fighter, and a body positivity advocate? Source: https://nypost.com/2017/03/25/this-si-model-is-also-a-trader-and-a-pro-fighter/
  • ALT1:... that model Mia Kang (pictured) became suicidal from an eating disorder after winning a place in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and credits Muay Thai for saving her life? Source: https://swimsuit.si.com/swim-daily/2016/08/22/mia-kang-si-swimsuit-model-search-winner; Model Mia Kang on How Becoming a Muay Thai Fighter Saved Her Life
  • ALT2:... that Mia Kang (pictured), who won a place in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, became suicidal from a modeling-related eating disorder and credits combat sport Muay Thai for saving her life? Source: https://swimsuit.si.com/swim-daily/2016/08/22/mia-kang-si-swimsuit-model-search-winner; Model Mia Kang on How Becoming a Muay Thai Fighter Saved Her Life

• Reviewed: Monster Island (play-by-mail game)

Kang in Muay Thai training in 2017

• Comment: Or AltImage1, for either hook, if reviewer thinks an action photo is better than a headshot. Credit for original article to User:Trillfendi.

5x expanded by GRuban (talk). Self-nominated at 19:17, 27 March 2020 (UTC). Co-nominated by Trillfendi ⌚️ (talk) 18:51, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

• @GRuban and Trillfendi: I'm definitely finding ALT1 to be very interesting, but you need to directly link/cite Kang's suicidal thoughts to Muay Thai in the article. I would also add the preposition "combat sport" before Muay Thai for those unfamiliar with the sport. DYK check says the article has been 5x expanded, it's well-cited, and no copyvio issues. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Don't forget to share a Thanks ♥) 13:32, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

• Thanks, both done; however I need to rephrase the ALT1 you liked slightly, as re-reading the sources, I can no longer guarantee that her SI SI win was strictly before her suicidal tendencies and the Muay Thai training, they seem to conflict on that detail. Look at ALT2, or the original hook. --GRuban (talk) 13:53, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

• Yep, good to go with ALT0 and ALT2. Again, I'd prefer if it was phrased as "... that Mia Kang, who won a place in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, became suicidal from a modeling-related eating disorder and credits combat sport Muay Thai for saving her life?" Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Don't forget to share a Thanks ♥) 14:25, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

• Ah, I didn't understand you meant in the hook. Done. Which picture do you prefer? --GRuban (talk) 14:54, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

• Second photo, but there's no issue with the first photo either. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Don't forget to share a Thanks ♥) 15:19, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Edit request

This is Mia Kang, and there are errors on this page that I would love to correct.

• first of all I am not represented by the agencies listed on this page, I am represented by IMG Models (worldwide). The information on this page is outdated. This can be verified from the IMG website.
• my masters degree is in finance and financial law (not just finance as stated in the first paragraph)
• when I was a child I initially lost weight only by developing anorexia (it is listed here as fasting), laxatives and purging came later from 17 onwards. (this can be verified in my memoire KNOCKOUT published by Abrams 10/20/20)
• I have never been on a runway in Paris, only Milan. This is a journalistic error.
• the degree I hold from Bristol university is only in Philosophy (I enrolled in Philosophy and Economics - can also be verified in my memoire)
• I was never Rookie of the Year for sports illustrated swimsuit (this is an error in journalism, and can be verified by googling the rookie of the year winner (I believe it is Bianca Balti))
• I would like to remove the part about sports illustrated promising to film my fight as I no longer work with that publication and it is nor irrelevant and misleading. Information is outdated.
• I also never said I was recommended to have as much sex as possible before a fight, I said that's what people say and I believe Ronda Rousey has said. A journalistic error in quoting.
• I would like to delete the mentioning of Malki Kawa and first round management as we never have, and currently do not work together (now irrelevant and misleading, outdated information)
• I would like to remove mentioning former representation of Models 1 London as I now have new global representation (outdated, misleading and irrelevant information).
• I would like to delete the mentioning of Killa Girl Gang as it no longer exists and I believe it to be misleading.
• As an advocate for eating disorder recovery I would also like to delete any unnecessary references to my body weight because it can be extremely harmful to individuals suffering from eating disorders. (under Muay Thai and body positivity section)
• I would like to change all references to "body positivity" to "body confidence" - there is a general sentiment within the body-acceptance community that the term "body positive" should be used for more marginalised bodies of women of colour.
• I would also like to remove the UPROXX imagery which are stills taken from a video that I filmed in 2017. I do not own the copyright to these images and would like to replace them with images that I do.