Why Lebanese women love Mia Khalifa the ex-naked model
Mia Khalifa stepped away from adult films years ago and has since spoken out against exploitation and harassment inside that industry. Lebanese women have rallied around her in part because she has used her platform to support Lebanon through relief work and sustained public advocacy.
She entered the industry young and later chose to leave. One early action involved a petition urging BangBros to remove her videos from its sites. Her public efforts have continued in different forms since then, including direct fundraising for Lebanon and commentary on regional conflicts.
Khalifa: A crusader for the people
In 2020 she worked with the Lebanese Red Cross after the Beirut explosions. Her glasses auction brought in more than $100,000, and a Twitch stream with a planned Mr. Beast tattoo added further donations. The combined total exceeded $104,000. She later received a cedar tree tattoo from Lebanese artist Rony Sassine to mark the effort.
Later, she also came up with creative ways for fundraising, including getting a tattoo. She tweeted, “I’ll get “Mr. Beast” tattooed on me for $100k. I’m live on twitch with a tattoo artist, let’s raise some money for LEBANON! http://Twitch.tv/miakhalifa @MrBeastYT.” Her mentions are not always filled with supportive comments. Often trolls try to attack her past experiences. https://twitter.com/miakhalifa/status/1295051832021020673 Honestly, her mentions can often carry some heartbreaking comments, but her relentlessness in her campaigns & activism is commendable. She later posted about the success of her fundraising efforts, “I only cried 10,450 times . . . You guys raised over $104,000 for the @lebaneseredcross today. Between the eBay glasses auction and the twitch stream, the impact you guys made today is tangible.”
Ongoing Advocacy Amid Regional Conflicts
Khalifa has kept speaking out during later rounds of conflict. In April 2026 she posted an emotional Instagram video calling the United States and Israel terrorist states after airstrikes on Lebanon. She has continued to share heartbreak over civilian casualties in follow-up posts. These statements sit alongside her earlier relief work and show a consistent pattern of regional engagement.
Diversifying Career: Jewelry and Beyond
After leaving adult films she built other income streams. In 2023 she launched the Sheytan jewelry line with designer Sara Burn. The name comes from an anglicized Arabic word for devil. She has also worked as a webcam model, OnlyFans creator, and sports commentator while maintaining an active social media presence.
Navigating Public Identity and Harassment
Online abuse has remained a daily reality. 2024 profiles noted persistent misogynistic comments, rape threats, and death threats. She has discussed the challenge of balancing activism with content creation in interviews, describing the need to keep posting despite the volume of attacks.
Broader Regional Solidarity
Her Lebanon focus overlaps with support for Palestinian causes and criticism of U.S. policy in the region. On the 2024 Louis Theroux podcast she stated that she despises the American government. These comments extend the same impulse that drove her 2020 fundraising and later posts about Lebanon strikes.
From Lebanon, with love
She appeared on the Sarde After Dinner podcast, which concluded operations around January 2025. In the episode she described feeling validated in her Lebanese heritage and noted that most of her supporters back home were women. The conversation left her with a stronger sense of connection to her birthplace. Azouri observed that her base in Lebanon was largely female, a detail that moved Khalifa visibly.
Lebanese women continue to cite her combination of public fundraising, ongoing commentary on regional events, and willingness to absorb online hostility as reasons for their support. Her record shows repeated use of personal visibility to direct attention and resources toward Lebanon even as the conflicts and public reactions evolve.
