Slim, shapely, and tiny brunette knockout Mya Luanna was born Youphine Phimmasanh on August 26, 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. She's of French and Thai descent. Luanna moved to America when she was a young girl. Mya grew up in both West Warwick, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. Moreover, Luanna did gymnastics, ran track and field, played both softball and volleyball, and even was a cheerleader in high school. Following high school, Mya went to school to become a dental hygienist and worked as a waitress to support herself. She started out in the adult entertainment industry working as a stripper at the local Boston club Foxy Lady. Luanna then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and continued to work as a stripper. This eventually led to modeling work and Mya launching her own website. She first began doing hardcore sex scenes for X-rated movies in December, 2005. Luanna was nominated for an AVN Award for Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene in 2010.