Biography of Gia Paloma (a.k.a.: Mia Palama)

Gia Paloma is an American award-winning porn star, adult model, and director of Italian descent. She is also known as Gia, Giya, and Mia Palama.

Gia's breasts were augmented from C to DD in May 2005.

Paloma grew up in Walnut, California, U.S., and is of Italian ancestry. Her stage name comes from Gia, a 1998 movie in which Angelina Jolie played model Gia Carangi, and Paloma, the Spanish word for dove and the name of Pablo Picasso's daughter.

Paloma originally worked at a Starbucks before doing porn. She got into the business because she needed money and also to get back at an ex-boyfriend. Known for her aggressive double penetrations and edgy sex scenes, Paloma has made her mark for her willingness to try anything in her videos. In 2003â€”2004 she frequently performed in double anal scenes.

Paloma overdosed on cocaine in January 2005 in which her pulse increased to over three times a normal rate. She recovered quickly and returned to signing autographs at an Anabolic booth the next day, followed by an appearance at the AVN Awards.

Paloma was a contract director for a company called New Boundaries in 2005. She signed a performing contract with Extreme Associates while still in the middle of her directing contract. She ended her contract with Extreme Associates in May of 2006. Paloma has directed five titles so far, four were included in her series, Nasty Hard Sex, and the collaborative title with her ex-husband, Coffee Ron, entitled Domestic Disturbance.

As performer Gia Paloma frequently performed in movies of directors Jim Powers and Skeeter Kerkove.

Gia Paloma ended a four year run of adult performances in February of 2007. She now works as a full time make-up artist. She has a short appearance in Charlie Band's Decadent Evil 2, in the opening credits, and a full role in John Lechagoâ€™s Biolslime as a character by the name of Annie. Both are non sex roles in feature length horror movies. Paloma is working with Doug Sakman for his upcoming Horror-Porn featurette, Evil Head.

Gia Paloma wed Extreme Associates director Coffee Ron on October 2005 but divorced him. Gia married Naughty America director, and ex adult performer, Tommy Pistol in December of 2007. They are welcoming their first child in August 2008. They separated in 2013.