Malia (model)

Malia (stylized as MALIA, born 1 February 1983, in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese fashion model. Her real name is Maria Shinbo (新保 真里有). She is represented by Ten Carat.

Personal life
Malia was born on 1 February 1983 in Yokohama. She is of Pakistani descent through her father and Japanese through her mother.

In 2001, she married Japanese footballer, Hayuma Tanaka. Their son Kaili Shimbo, born 16 August 2002, is a professional footballer for Renofa Yamaguchi. They divorced in 2004.

Malia was married to UFC fighter Norifumi Yamamoto until 2009, they share two sons and a daughter together.