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Steven Tyler is famous for being a rock legend with the band Aerosmith. His daughter Liv Tyler is famous for being one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood.
Steven’s other daughter, Mia Tyler, 29, is famous for being, well, Steven Tyler’s other daughter. And for being a “plus-sized” model.
A cliche rock and rock childhood
In her new memoir, Mia talks about an admittedly cliche rock-n-roll upbringing of drugs and rehab, all before the age of 21. She also details her climb from that darkness in the book Creating Myself
Troubled teen years full of drugs, booze, and self-harming
Now drug-free at age 29, Mia says she was the “black sheep” of her family during her teen years, indulging in heavy drinking, drugs and self-mutilation. She told People, “I was a high school dropout, my relationship with my mom was bad — every cliche you could think of.”
Mia divorced Papa Roach drummer Dave Buckner in 2005 and recently separated from fiance Brian Harrah, also a musician. She calls the relationship with Harrah “dramatic,” but adds that “He’s an amazing guy, but I’m just not in any position right now to be a wife.”
She now lives in LA, enjoying single life with her cat Duders and Chihuahuas Teddy and Diva.
Dad Steven, still fierce at age 60, says he couldn’t be more proud of Mia. Steven had his own experiences with drug over-indulgence at the height of Aerosmith’s fame in the 1970s.
Mia’s past troubles are also providing her with the voice of experience, helping half-sister Liv, age 31, through her separation and divorce from musician Royston Langdon. Mia says she and Liv “are very silly” together.
Why did Mia’s downward spiral start so young? Her parents divorced when she was eight, and her mother, former model Cyrinda Foxe, reportedly left vials of cocaine around their New Hampshire home and left Mia alone while she went out partying. Foxe died in 2002 from brain cancer.
Calls dad Steven Tyler a stabilizing force
Her childhood must have been crazy, since Mia lists Steven Tyler as her one stabilizing force, making regular visits to take her for walks in the woods. “I wanted to soak up every second,” she says. “When he was around, I would just light up.”
Her drug use started with marijuana then moved to ecstasy and acid. By age 16, People says Mia carried cocaine around with her in juiceboxes and took hits through the straw. She also began cutting herself, first with a makeup compact, then with knives and razors.
It’s about finding a friend. I could always rely on cocaine and the same thing goes for cutting….You want to find that first initial high. You’re in love with your addictions, and they can’t say no to you. So you have to find out how to say no to them.
[From People, print edition, September 8, 2008]
Rehab helped her clean up for good; mother’s death helped her let go
It was dad Steven who sent Mia to Promises in Malibu in 1998, after Mia called him in a drug-fueled haze. She credits her father for helping her get clean. Steven was known as one of the “Toxic Twins” in the 1970s and recently went to rehab again to recuperate from “foot injuries.”
After rehab, Mia began working as a plus-sized model for companies like Lane Bryant and H&M. She also reconciled with her mother. When Cyrinda Foxe died at the age of 50 in 2002, Mia let her childhood pain go too.
I used to say, “When I grow up, I’m gonna sit my dad down and say all these things that I always questioned….But I put that stuff to rest when we put her to rest. You get older and realize those things that don’t matter anymore.
[From People, print edition, September 8, 2008]
Being a proud plus-sized model has been her claim to fame, but she recently lost 30 lbs from her 5’7”, 224-pound frame by going vegan and working with a trainer.
Her MySpace page has 45,000 friends who talk about serious issues like body image and depression.
The book itself isn’t garnering good reviews. Publishers Weekly says, “Tyler, constantly falling in and out of love, finally realized that the point wasn’t to find herself, but to create herself, a questionable insight. Not only that, she comes across as spoiled and shallow.”
My only view of Mia comes from her stint on the first season of Celebrity Fit Club, which originally aired in 2005. They show reruns constantly on the TV Guide Channel. She seemed very defiant, brash, and full of excuses, which was a serious contrast to my view of her sister Liv, who seems very sweet and down-to-earth.
Mia Tyler is shown on 4/27/07 in Las Vegas with her dad, Steven Tyler. Credit: WENN
Written by sammie323
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She’s a model? I can’t see that. I’m not talking about her weight…there are plenty of beautiful women that are heavier. She just looks unkempt. I would think a model would be more put together.
And it seems to me that all those tattoos would be detrimental to a modeling career. Not that I object to tattoos-I plan on getting one myself soon-just that it seems like something a model shouldn’t do (at least to that extent).
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Let the onslaught of “mia’s gorgeous and doesn’t need to change a thing” comments begin.
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Lol CiCi!
She looks like a much older, harder-living version of Liv. And is kind of unkempt and slack looking for a model in that last pic, plus-size or any other size. But she has a very pretty face although not so sure about what’s hanging off it in that 4th pic.
Anyway, good for her if she’s conquered her demons.
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I remember seeing her modelling work about 8 years ago, and was struck at the time by how beautiful she looked. She was very much like Liv, but seemed to have more raw sexuality somehow. Anyway, I haven’t seen her work in years, and in these pictures I would say that she hasn’t aged particularily well (not that she looks old, but she’s lost some youthful glow.) Anyways, at least years ago, she was striking.
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She looks unkempt for a model? Have we forgotten what Kate Moss looks like these days? But that’s just part of her appeal the informed say.
Besides that body make-up covers any tatoo you might not want to show.
She is pretty though, the same lovely mouth as her sister.
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Steven Tyler and Joe Perry did a radio interview recently where Steven spoke about Mia’s mom pretty candidly. According to him, Mia’s mom was notorious for being an absolute drug addled mess. Steven married her at the height of his addictions and their relationship was toxic from day one.There were a lot of physical altercations, many of which Mia witnessed. At some point, he realized what it was doing to their daughter and wised up, but Cyrinda did not. That’s what caused the split. According to Joe, she was a very bitter person after that and Mia bore the brunt of it.
Liv has a different mom, who was a lot more level headed (for the 70s, anyway). That probably explains how different they are- at least personality wise.
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Her tattoos aren’t covered when she models. It’s part of her whole rebellious-model attitude thing she does. Not that it’s fake, she seems the same way in the rest of her life.
When she models she looks great, completely different from these pictures!
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@Wif – I saw her work back then too and yeah, there was something about her that just made her incredibly hot.
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Whatever it was… I’m not seeing it now.
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I love Steven and he seems like a good hearted guy. What parent doesn’t make some mistakes? It seems he is trying his best now though.
Sad, the mommy in me makes me feel for anyone whose mother leaves them behind and doesn’t make them a priority. I can imagine how she must have felt seeing her mother flit around leaving Mia to her own devices.
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I’m glad she’s come out of her tribulations a stronger person. That’s all anyone can ask for.
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These pics aren’t very flattering but I have indeed seen some of her real modelling pics in which she looks absolutely stunning.
You can check those out:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.onmylist.com/list_item_images/40067/p205_list_view.jpg
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5791/mia57ai.jpg
http://bp1.blogger.com/_PrCZ0KkGuN8/Rj_6F41VPEI/AAAAAAAAAHc/M1GHc2pTRAk/s1600-h/arenamod2.jpg
http://bp1.blogger.com/_PrCZ0KkGuN8/Rj_6F41VPFI/AAAAAAAAAHk/tQK1an3kMOs/s1600-h/mia+tyler.jpg
It’s amazing how much she resembles Liv though, especially in the face. Stephen Tyler really has some freakishly tenacious dominant genes!
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Wow, Anna! She really looks like a different person in those pics. Now I understand how she can be a model (maybe not so much in the pink outfit, though!). She looks beautiful in those photos.
I’ve loved Steven for many years. That love was solidified when I saw a pic of him in the news (many years ago). His house had caught fire and he was walking on the grounds while the firefighters put it out, and he was holding his cat. I figure a guy who worries over his cat in an emergency must a good guy at heart!
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If it wasn’t for the weight difference she would look just like Liv.
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Thanks for the links, Anna, she looks gorgeous in them, particularly the 1st & last ones.
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Lauri: I was going to make a snide remark about how someone should force him to wear a shirt, but after reading your comment about his cat, I’ll give him a pass.
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No problem you guys
I don’t particularly like the pink outfit itself, but I do like that she isn’t afraid to pose in such skimpy clothes. She does have a belly but she is so pretty nonetheless. When she brushes her hair that is
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SIDE WITH YOU ANONY….The pictures of her modeling ( posing ), are so far from what these pictures look like today ( above )…..She can clean up and do well for herself, but I’m glad that her dad is there whenever she needs him….Maybe they both have learned from each other over the years!
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Yikes, did the publishing company pay her in cheeseburgers?
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You guys are a bunch of queers. Mia is hot. Fat chicks are hawt!
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