By: Makailah Fennell
Mia Amber Davis was someone that the plus size community will truly miss. Davis died at age 36 on May 10th, in Los Angeles from complications of her knee surgery. She has paved the way for many up and coming plus size models. Davis was a famous plus size supermodel and also an actress. She was a runway model and modeled for brands like Lane Bryant, Just My Size, Ashley Stewart and Monif C. Davis was the face for Monif C, CNN guest commentator for size diversity, Plus Model Magazine Creative Editor, and just this April she was named this year’s Plus Model of the Year for Full Figured Fashion Week.
Cherina Tidwell had the opportunity to meet Mia Amber Davis in 2009 at Full Figured fashion Week. Tidwell’s pluz-sized modeling company Full Figured Creations had the opportunity to go to several other events that Davis participated in such as Full Figured Fashion week and the Fuller Woman Expo in Detroit.
“I first met Mia at FFFweek 2009 and when I met her my thoughts were “if that’s what I have to look like or compare myself with I will never be a model”, but after hearing her speak about following your dreams, she inspired me to keep pushing for my goals. When I found out she passed my mouth dropped open, my heart felt really heavy and I had to take a deep breath. When I realized it was real, I cried, prayed, and thought about our last conversation. The last time I saw her was at the Fuller Woman Expo in Detroit 2010 and I asked her about being a guest on Heart to Heart. Mia said, “Sure, actually I’ll be in the Richmond area so maybe we can get together”. Then she gave me her email and I followed up with her about it her response was….
” Hi Cherina,
Thank you so much! I will not be traveling to Virginia this weekend as hoped becasue I booked work here at home.
If my trip gets rescheduled I will let you know.
Have a fab week,
Mia
This will forever be something that Cherina Tidwell will always remember because she never got a chance to be on Tidwell’s show, Heart to Heart.
You may remember Mia Amber Davis in BET’s rip the runway.
Click the link to watch Mia Amber Davis in Rip the Runway
Davis’ official website miaamberdavis.com gave a quote responding to her death today and it reads:
It is with deep regret and sorrow to report to the fans that Mia Amber passed away on Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles, CA. After experiencing long-term issues with her knee, Mia underwent surgery Monday in LA to remove small tumors from her left knee. Hours immediately following her surgery, Mia felt sore, but was hopeful about her recovery. However, the next day she experienced a stint of dizziness and was rushed to the emergency room. Upon reaching the emergency room, the unimaginable happened when Mia lost consciousness and the doctors were not able to revive her. Mia died at the young age of 36.
Davis began her career in the industry by interning and then becoming a production assistant for several television shows. Some of the names of the show’s were “Ricki Lake”, “Showtime at the Apollo”, “Def Comedy Jam”, “VH1 Hard Rock Live” and many others. Currently she was the Supervising Producer of one of TV’s longest running courtroom dramas, “Divorce Court.”
During her career she has appeared on “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency,” “Kimora’s Life in the Fab Lane’ and advocated for size-acceptance on several news networks.
Her last tweet read “Excited about the future!”. Davis had many exciting things coming up in her life. According to www.carolinalive.com,Samuel Bishop, Davis’ uncle say’s, “I know she’s going to be greatly missed. As much as she’s going to be missed in New York and California and all the other places she’s ever performed. She’s gonna be missed here in Florence and Darlington,”.
Her funeral arrangement’s have not been set yet. But if you would like to be updated on when the arrangements will be made, and who you can make donations too, make sure you visit her website http://www.miaamberdavis.com
Cherina Tidwell Productions 
Mia was the one who made me first take notice and appreciate the sexy and real beauty of plus-sized (real) women. God bless Mia, her memory and how she represented herself in public life.