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==Career== ==Career==
In 1995, Kiana Tom created, hosted and co-produced 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}}</ref> The prior year, Tom published ''Kiana's Body Sculpting'' through ].<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> Tom would go on to host other productions that included several television specials for ESPN and ABC ] Nightlife.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866298/|title=Kiana Tom|website=IMDb}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2024|certain=y}} 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 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>
Tom has also performed as an actress; in 1995 she had a cameo role in the straight-to-video '']'', followed by a role in ''].''<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>

⚫ Tom has also 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== ==Personal life==

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Kiana Tom
Born (1965-03-14) March 14, 1965 (age 59)
Maui, Hawaii, 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 (born March 14, 1965, as Joanne 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.

Personal life

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.

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. "DENNIS BRESHEARS VS JOANNE TOM". UniCourt. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. "Hard bodies, hard numbers". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  3. "Macmillan". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  4. Van Gelder, Lawrence (21 August 1999). "FILM REVIEW; Soldiers Dying to Serve, And Die to Serve They Do". The New York Times.
  5. 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.
  6. Harris, Elliot (March 26, 2002). "Exercising her job options". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  7. "Kiana Tom". www.warnerbros.com. April 5, 2002. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  8. "Kiana Tom". MidWeek. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2022-09-11.

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