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Mia Kang Shows Off Glowy Skin, Shares Important Message About Looking at Photos of Yourself

The Muay Thai fighter loves a good Instagram photo dump.

Ananya Panchal

Mia Kang.

Mia Kang.

Mia Kang is back with another sweet and quirky Instagram photo collage. The Muay Thai fighter, who was featured in back-to-back SI Swimsuit issues in 2016 and ’17, posted a carousel full of selfies, videos with friends, affirmations, food and other random bits and pieces from her recent daily life.

“Lessons & nudez,” she captioned the post she shared with her 283,000 followers on July 3.

The cover snapshot was a stunning car selfie in which Kang wore a baggy Jay-Z graphic T-shirt and showed off her bare face and clear, glowy skin. She posed with one arm resting on the window supporting her head. In a later photo, she showed off some half-done funky glam by makeup artist Christyna Kay. In another slide, Kang included some delicious pork ramen.

The final photo was a screenshot of a post originally shared by Tory Stroker, titled “How to not hate photos of yourself.”

The dietician’s advice is as follows:

  • Be aware of when the negative self talk is starting!
  • Remember the intention of why the photo was taken in the first place.
  • Remember how you were feeling when the photo was taken.
  • Find one thing that’s great in the photo captured.
  • Don’t do the zoom in and look critically at your body as tempting as that is. It’s not nice!
  • If you’re spiraling about the photo, be mindful of how long you’re looking at photos—and choose to move on.
  • Get in the pictures even if you’re not loving your body right now—you’ll look back and be so glad the memory was captured.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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