Miriam Mattova

Miriam Mattová (born ) is a Slovak-Canadian model and activist. She took the Miss Bikini of the Universe 2013 title at a pageant in China. She was the second Slovak woman to win an international beauty pageant. She has modelled for regional editions of Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and L'Officiel. In December 2025 she received media coverage after alleging that an Uber driver in Toronto threw her out of a car for being Jewish.

Early life

Mattová grew up in Bratislava. Her mother is Slovak and her father Canadian. Her grandmother survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp during the Holocaust. She and Mattová's great-grandmother were the only members of the family who came back.

She got a master's degree in business and marketing. She then started a doctoral programme in political science and was reportedly the youngest student in the programme.

Pageant and modelling career

Mattová started modelling at 17.

Toronto Uber incident

On November 30, 2025, Mattová took an Uber in Toronto. She was on a FaceTime call talking about a trip to Israel. The driver pulled over at a busy intersection and told her to get out. According to Mattová, the driver said she did not drive Jewish people. Uber told the newspaper the behaviour was "unacceptable".