Daughter of Former Boxing Champion Mike Tyson

Mikey Lorna Tyson | Biography

Plus-size model

• By Anil Pradhan
• Update : January 07, 2022

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Mikey Lorna Tyson is a famous American plus-size model and renowned family member. She is best known for being the daughter of former undisputed boxing champion Mike Tyson.

Who is Mikey Lorna Tyson?

Mikey Lorna Tyson is a Las Vegas-based plus-size model. She has appeared on numerous photo shoots and size modeling of several famous magazines. Moreover, in November 2016, she appeared as the cover girl of the famous English lifestyle and fashion magazine Queen Magazine.

Mikey is also a beauty and makeup enthusiast. She took her makeup classes at G Beauty School.

Besides this, she regularly updates her fans about her life and frequently posts images from her modeling shoots on her Instagram handle with over 9k followers as of January 2022.

Although Mikey has gained the spotlight in her own right as a model, her fame primarily comes from being the eldest daughter of former professional American boxer Mike Tyson.

Age and Early Bio

Mikey Tyson was born Michael Lorna Tyson to her father, Mike Tyson, and her mother, Kimberly Scarborough, in Cornell Medical Center, New York. Authentic media outlets have not published her birth date yet. However, on 2 August 2020, she shared a series of videos on her Instagram celebrating her 30th birthday. The post suggests she was born in August 1990. Thus, her age as of January 2022 is 31 years.

Mikey spent most of her early years living with her mother at a small apartment in Harlem, New York. Although all details of her education are not available, she received her early education at a Muslim School in Harlem.

Mike Tyson’s Daughter

Mikey is the oldest child of the boxing legend, Mike Tyson. She was born after Mike’s fleeting romance with former model Kimberly Scarborough. However, the couple never married and wanted to keep their child hidden. 

He had even asked Scarborough to abort the child. “I actually went to the abortion clinic when Mike told me to get rid of her, now we both shudder to think of what we almost did that day,” Scarborough said with London Daily Mirror in March 1995. 

However, Scarborough was promised over a million dollars to remain silent before Mikey was born. But, she just wanted Mike to sign her birth certificate. Scarborough said that she received what she wanted when she went to Family Court in New York. The DNA testing showed what she claimed was true when Mickey was born. 

However, after Mikey was born, she became Mike Tyson’s favorite. She was just like her father in every way, her walk, mannerisms, and face. Moreover, she frequently visited Mike in prison while serving a six-year sentence on a rape case.

Partner/Husband

Mikey has not given out many details of her personal life in public.

In February 2020, Mikey and her father, Mike Tyson, went viral following a piece of offbeat news. According to the report, the former boxer was willing to pay $10 million to her daughter’s future life partner. Almost all the major media outlets covered this news, and it went global overnight. However, Mike Tyson soon falsified the report claiming it as entirely fake.

Net Worth

Any authentic websites do not yet disclose her exact net worth. However, Mikey’s primary income source is her plus-size modeling career. 

Nevertheless, according to Celebrity Net Worth, her father, Mike Tyson, has a net worth of $10 million as of 2021. In his prime time, he was one of the world’s highest-paid boxers/athletes. He earned at least $430 million in purses and endorsements during his career or nearly $700 million after inflation.