Malia Mills is head of her own company, Malia Mills. While the company focuses on swimwear design, it bills itself as a beauty company and the company\'s mission is \"to produce collections of items which inspire women to look in the mirror and see what is right instead of what is wrong.\" In 1993, Mills won the Vidal Sassoon Excellence in New Design award for her innovative designs. Prior to starting her own business, Malia Mills worked as an assistant designer for Jessica McClintock, Inc. Malia Mills is a graduate of Cornell University.
