Mia Kang was a high-profile supermodel living in New York. At a glance, she seemed to have it all. In reality, though, she was breaking inside.
The pressure was unbearable. So were the expectations. More so, her obligation to fit into a specific image of what a model should be was deteriorating her psychologically and emotionally.
“I’ve been judged on my appearance day in and day out every day since the age of 13,” Kang, who has been modeling for 15 years, told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “I’ve been through every eating disorder, body dysmorphic disorder on the planet — that you can ever imagine.