The Lebanese-American ex-porn star Mia Khalifa took to Twitter on Monday to reveal to millions of her followers how much she actually earned during her brief stint (October 2014 – January 2015) as a porn actress. Khalifa, who has since quit the adult entertainment industry and rebranded herself as a social media personality, sports commentator, and web model, wanted to correct what she perceived to be the widespread mistaken impression that she made millions from porn.
She revealed that despite the fact that she remained the second-most-searched-for porn star on Pornhub in 2018, she made only about $12,000 during the few months that she worked as a porn actress.
“People think I’m racking in millions from porn. Completely untrue,” she tweeted. “I made a TOTAL of around $12,000 in the industry and never saw a penny again after that.”
People think I’m racking in millions from porn. Completely untrue. I made a TOTAL of around $12,000 in the industry and never saw a penny again after that. Difficulty finding a normal job after quitting porn was… scary. Full interview here: https://t.co/xHK7SmhfrY pic.twitter.com/fwJlyzHznq
— Mia K. 🇱🇧 (@miakhalifa) August 12, 2019
She also admitted that the stigma associated with having worked as a porn actress affected her ability to find a job after she quit the industry in 2015.
“Difficulty finding a normal job after quitting porn was… scary,” she tweeted.
I was involved in porn so briefly, but my actions spread like wildfire, and I continue to be ranked (truly baffles me) 5 years after leaving the industry. This is why people think I still perform.
— Mia K. 🇱🇧 (@miakhalifa) August 12, 2019
To clarify, I was never promised “millions”, nor do I expect it. I’m just clarifying common misconceptions about me, and in turn, about the industry.
— Mia K. 🇱🇧 (@miakhalifa) August 12, 2019
People have been reacting on Twitter to Mia Khalifa’s disclosure and many of her fans were shocked that she made so little as a porn actress.
https://twitter.com/umberboi/status/1161111699723886595
But for real, I genuinely feel bad for Mia Khalifa. 12k in one year for porn? ouch. Something is wrong with that. It puts things in perspective though. I made more than she did in a year working retail (not bragging). That's crazy! And I got fucked at the same time too!
— ChuckyYup (@ChuckyYup) August 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/BigTS_73/status/1161096931373920256
Why are people hating on #miakhalifaِ?
Sex work is work folks. Sex workers are human beings with rights and they deserve to be safe, and treated with a modicum of respect, and they should be fairly compensated for their work.— "Dillinger", named after my penis. (@OligProl) August 12, 2019
How much money does Mia Khalifa make in 2019?
Celebrity Net Worth currently estimates Khalifa’s 2019 net worth at about $3 million.
Estimates of her net worth are mostly based on an estimation of how much she likely earned as a porn star and an estimation of the potential earning power of her social media assets, including her Instagram and YouTube channel.
Celebrity Net Worth estimated her net worth in 2018 at $4 million, but the website apparently revised its estimation downward after she recently came out to state that she made only $12,000 as a porn actress.
Who is Mia Khalifa?
Mia Khalifa (aka Mia Callista) was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on February 10, 1993, so she is 26 years old. She moved with her family to the U.S. in 2000. She obtained a degree in history from the University of Texas at El Paso.
The Lebanese actress shot to stardom in 2014 when she appeared in an adult movie wearing an Islamic headscarf for women known as a hijab, although she was raised a Catholic. Her appearance in a porn video wearing a hijab drew the attention of Islamic fundamentalists and ISIS terrorists and she received several death threats. The death threats and massive backlash in her home country influenced her decision to leave the adult film industry.
After she left the porn industry in 2015, she worked for some time as a paralegal and bookkeeper in Miami but gradually came to prominence as a social media personality with a strong presence on Instagram and YouTube. She also worked as webcam model and sports commentator.
Mia Khalifa currently has more than 16.7 million followers on Instagram and more than 2.7 million followers on Twitter. She uses her social media presence to promote and support her favorite sports teams.