Hometown Hero
These are a few of her favorite things
The little guys of California
On this day!
100
This southern OC city is Mia's hometown and is also known as the "Spanish Village by the sea".
San Clemente, CA
100
This singer has consistently been Mia's most-listened to artist for several years running - some might say there's a "fine line" between fandom and obsession. (she's cool about it)
Harry Styles
100
The little desert dweller above is named after this Australian marsupial with which it shares the long feet and hopping for movement.
Kangaroo
100
Jack Dorsey sent the first one of these on this day in 2006. (People still call posts by this name despite Elon's best efforts).
Tweet
200
Her hometown is a premier destination for this sport, and will be the location for its competitions in the 2028 Olympics.
Surfing
200
This marine mammal is not only cute, but is a keystone species in the Pacific kelp forests up the CA coast because it feeds on sea urchins.
Sea otter
200
You can find the Garibaldi is also known as the ___ goldfish, named after a famous island off the coast of Los Angeles.
Catalina
200
This San Francisco island prison closed on this day in 1963.
Alcatraz
300
Mia was once weight lifting partners with this Super Bowl-winning Seahawks QB who is also from her hometown.
Sam Darnold
300
Her favorite flower is also the California state flower and represents optimism and peace.
California poppy
300
This is the California state bird.
California quail
300
Do you believe in life after love? This artist topped the charts the week Mia was born.
Cher
400
This Looper and Knives Out director lived in Mia's hometown during his youth. He also did The Last Jedi, but we don't talk about that.
Rian Johnson
400
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. This animated Nickelodeon show is probably her most watched TV show end-to-end.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
400
This California national park is the home of this little guy. These toads are a threatened species and are extremely fragile.
Yosemite National Park
400
Not Mozart or Beethoven, but this other famous German composer was born on this day (on the Julian calendar at lease).
Johann Sebastian Bach
500
This whack 37th U.S. president kept a house in Mia's hometown and called it the "Western White House". He retired to this house after he resigned in 1974.
Richard Nixon
500
This restaurant first opened its doors in 1962 in Downey, CA, where Mia lived as a baby. It always tastes the best at 2am.
Taco Bell
500
This CA desert borders Nevada and hosts this little lizard who shares the namesake. His fringe toes make it easier to navigate in the sand.
Mojave desert
500
On this day, MLK started a 5-day march with roughly 25,000 people from Selma to this Alabama city, accelerating the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Montgomery, Alabama