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'''Kiana Tom''' (born March 14, 1965, as Joanne Kiana Tom ) is an American ], fitness expert, model, author, former actress, and businesswoman. She is best known as the hostess and creator of ''Kiana's Flex Appeal'' on ]. '''Kiana Tom''' is an American former ] known for hosting ''Kiana's Flex Appeal'' on ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-16 |title=Kiana Tom |url=https://www.midweek.com/kiana-tom/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=MidWeek |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Kiana Tom's name and fit body are internationally recognized as the Star of ''Kiana's Flex Appeal'', the #1 rated fitness show reaching 80 million homes in 100 countries on ESPN for over a decade. Tom was one of the original cast members of the syndicated program ''BodyShaping'', which aired on ESPN from 1990 to 1998.

In 1995, Kiana Tom created, hosted and co-produced her own fitness series, ''Kiana's Flex Appeal'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hard bodies, hard numbers|url=http://www.salon.com/media/media960530.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102080429/http://www.salon.com/media/media960530.html|archive-date=2008-01-02|access-date=2022-01-13}}</ref> a lifestyle, health and fitness program on ESPN. Kiana has written & led tens of thousands of televised workout segments that have motivated millions of viewers toward a lifestyle of health & fitness.

Kiana put her Flex Appeal touch on the entire production including location scouting and selecting the most beautiful locations, interviewing and selecting co-production companies, choosing cast and crew, developing and creating show segments such as Home Gym, Pro Gym, Target Training, Aqua Flex, Fact or Fiction, and Did You Know…

Due to the program's initial high ratings, ESPN chose to develop other shows around Tom, including ''Kiana's Too Fit 2 Quit'', ''Summer Sizzle with Kiana'' & ''Hot Summer Nights with Kiana''. Tom has also hosted ABC ] Nightlife, and has many other television hosting credits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866298/|title=Kiana Tom|website=IMDb}}</ref>

Tom had a brief stint as an actress, her first role being a cameo appearance in the straight-to-video '']'', which was released in 1995. In 1999, she acted in her second movie '']'' with ]; she is a part of a research team. It is her only theatrical film appearance. According to the '']'' review of the film, the presence of the fitness guru compounded the physicality of the film.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D06E6DD1238F932A1575BC0A96F958260 | work=The New York Times | first=Lawrence | last=Van Gelder | title=FILM REVIEW; Soldiers Dying to Serve, And Die to Serve They Do | date=21 August 1999}}</ref> She also appeared in a cameo appearance with Eminem in the music video for "]."<ref>{{cite news|first=Corey|last=Moss|title=VMA LENS RECAP: THE STORY BEHIND EMINEM'S 'WITHOUT ME'|date=August 23, 2002|website=MTV.com|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457168/vma-lens-recap-the-story-behind-eminems-without-me/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906165149/http://www.mtv.com/news/1457168/vma-lens-recap-the-story-behind-eminems-without-me/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2014|access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref>

===Other work===
Tom is a co-author of ''Kiana's Body Sculpting,''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://us.macmillan.com/kianasbodysculpting |title=Macmillan |access-date=2010-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105145414/http://us.macmillan.com/kianasbodysculpting |archive-date=2017-01-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a 144-page guide to improving fitness and strength, which was published in 1994. She is a recipient of the prestigious ] award for her contributions to the health and fitness industry. Tom was interviewed on behalf of the ] at the inaugural ] in Newport, Rhode Island in 1995. She was also a ] for the ] for two seasons.

⚫ She posed nude for the May 2002 edition of ''Playboy'' magazine.<ref name="Harris">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1435616.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102215724/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1435616.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2012|title=Exercising her job options|last=Harris|first=Elliot|date=March 26, 2002|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|accessdate=15 January 2010}}</ref> According to one interview, she was such a perfectionist that she had to wait until the right time in her career where she felt her body was in the best shape it had ever been.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiana Tom |url=http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/dailynews/extra/04_02/04_05b.html|access-date=June 23, 2024 |website=www.warnerbros.com |date=April 5, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117024915/http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/dailynews/extra/04_02/04_05b.html |archive-date=January 17, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Career==
In 1994 Tom published ''Kiana's Body Sculpting'' through ]; the following year she began hosting her own fitness series on ESPN, ''Kiana's Flex Appeal.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hard bodies, hard numbers |url=http://www.salon.com/media/media960530.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102080429/http://www.salon.com/media/media960530.html |archive-date=2008-01-02 |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=Salon.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Macmillan |url=http://us.macmillan.com/kianasbodysculpting |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105145414/http://us.macmillan.com/kianasbodysculpting |archive-date=2017-01-05 |access-date=2010-01-15}}</ref> In 1995 Tom made her acting debut in a cameo role in the straight-to-video '']'', followed by a role in the 1999 film ''].''<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Gelder |first=Lawrence |date=21 August 1999 |title=FILM REVIEW; Soldiers Dying to Serve, And Die to Serve They Do |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D06E6DD1238F932A1575BC0A96F958260 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> She also appeared in a cameo appearance with Eminem in the music video for "]."<ref>{{cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |date=August 23, 2002 |title=VMA LENS RECAP: THE STORY BEHIND EMINEM'S 'WITHOUT ME' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457168/vma-lens-recap-the-story-behind-eminems-without-me/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906165149/http://www.mtv.com/news/1457168/vma-lens-recap-the-story-behind-eminems-without-me/ |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |access-date=September 5, 2021 |website=MTV.com}}</ref>
Tom was married to Dennis Breshears, a Deputy Fire Chief for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, from 2002 to 2022. She has two daughters, Anelalani and Kiana Jr.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-16 |title=Kiana Tom |url=https://www.midweek.com/kiana-tom/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=MidWeek |language=en-US}}</ref> Her father, ], was an actor who played various children (including Charlie Chan Jr.) in a number of ] films. He also appeared in films with Shirley Temple, in the movie ''Hurricane'', and was the Asian Boy Ranger in '']''. Kiana's mother, Marilynn is a former physical education teacher, as well as a tennis, basketball and volleyball coach.


⚫ Tom has posed nude for the May 2002 edition of ''Playboy'' magazine.<ref name="Harris2">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Elliot |date=March 26, 2002 |title=Exercising her job options |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1435616.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102215724/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1435616.html |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |accessdate=15 January 2010 |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> According to one interview, she was such a perfectionist that she had to wait until the right time in her career where she felt her body was in the best shape it had ever been.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2002 |title=Kiana Tom |url=http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/dailynews/extra/04_02/04_05b.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117024915/http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/dailynews/extra/04_02/04_05b.html |archive-date=January 17, 2007 |access-date=June 23, 2024 |website=www.warnerbros.com}}</ref>
Kiana is part Hawaiian, Chinese, and Irish. Her name means "Island Princess" in Hawaiian.


==Filmography== ==Filmography==

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Kiana Tom
BornHawaii, US
Occupation(s)Personal trainer
group fitness instructor
entrepreneur
model
actress
Years active1995-2002
Known forcreator of Kiana's Flex Appeal
Spouse Dennis Breshears ​ ​(m. 2002; div. 2022)​
Children2
Websitewww.kiana.com

Kiana Tom is an American former television host known for hosting Kiana's Flex Appeal on ESPN.

Career

In 1994 Tom published Kiana's Body Sculpting through Macmillan Publishers; the following year she began hosting her own fitness series on ESPN, Kiana's Flex Appeal. In 1995 Tom made her acting debut in a cameo role in the straight-to-video Cyber Bandits, followed by a role in the 1999 film Universal Soldier: The Return. She also appeared in a cameo appearance with Eminem in the music video for "Without Me."

Tom has posed nude for the May 2002 edition of Playboy magazine. According to one interview, she was such a perfectionist that she had to wait until the right time in her career where she felt her body was in the best shape it had ever been.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Cyber Bandits Anastasia Direct-to-video
1998 The Drew Carey Show Tia Episode: Two Weddings and a Funeral for a Refrigerator
1999 Universal Soldier: The Return Maggie
2001 Family Law Robin Unger Episode: Film at Eleven
2002 Without Me Herself Music Video

References

  1. McMullin, Juliet (2016-06-16). The Healthy Ancestor: Embodied Inequality and the Revitalization of Native Hawai'ian Health. Routledge. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-315-41832-2.
  2. "Kiana Tom". MidWeek. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  3. "Hard bodies, hard numbers". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  4. "Macmillan". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  5. Van Gelder, Lawrence (21 August 1999). "FILM REVIEW; Soldiers Dying to Serve, And Die to Serve They Do". The New York Times.
  6. Moss, Corey (August 23, 2002). "VMA LENS RECAP: THE STORY BEHIND EMINEM'S 'WITHOUT ME'". MTV.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  7. Harris, Elliot (March 26, 2002). "Exercising her job options". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  8. "Kiana Tom". www.warnerbros.com. April 5, 2002. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

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