Michael Pettaway Tomlin aka Mike Tomlin, the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has married his college sweetheart Kiya Tomlin. They met at the College of William and Mary for the first time. They soon developed a romantic relationship, and in 1996, upon Mike Tomlin’s graduation from college, they got married. They have been in a devoted relationship for the past 27 years or so.

Together, Mike and Kiya Tomlin are parents of three children. In 2000, they received a son as their first child. Dean Tomlin is his name, and he is currently 23 years old. Another son was their second kid. Mason Tomlin is his name, and he should be 21 years old by now. In 2006, their third child—a daughter—was finally born. Harlyn Quinn Tomlin is her name, and she is currently approximately 17 years old.

Meet Mike Tomlin’s wife Kiya Tomlin

The mother of three, Kiya Tomlin who is now known as Kiya Winston was born on January 13, 1974, in Morristown, New Jersey, in the United States. As of now, she is 49 years old and 5’5″ height. Regarding her parents, Kiya Tomlin has not disclosed a lot. Her parents did, however, part ways when she was a little child, as is well known. Her mother reared her and her sister and saw to it that they received an education and all other essentials.

Kiya Tomlin is a businesswoman and fashion designer. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she is the owner and creator of the Kiya Tomlin apparel brand in the United States. Since 2001, she has been the owner of the property. Kiya Tomlin started working as a fashion designer and manufacturer at Uptown Sweats in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2013. As an entrepreneur and fashion designer, Kiya Tomlin is said to have amassed a net worth of approximately $2 million in 2023, according to several web sources.

Kiya Tomlin uses social media extensively. She has 20.1K followers on her @kiyatomlin Instagram account. She shares pictures and videos from her personal life as well as her fashion line here. She has 5.5K followers on X with the username @KiyaTomlin. Using this account, she tweets about her clothes company. Kiya Tomlin is her LinkedIn username, and she has 302 connections.

However, social media queen and businesswoman Kiya Tomlin has a story behind her becoming a successful fashion designer.

Who inspired Kiya Tomlin to fashion designing?

From a young age, Kiya Tomlin showed an interest in creating her own clothing designs. As a child she was little. It was because of this that her mother was finding it challenging to obtain clothes that fit Kiya properly. Kiya Tomlin made the decision to start creating her own in order to fit and look good. She received the sewing machine she had requested for Christmas.

She started using it to make cushions, ducks, and gowns when she was eleven years old. Mrs. Tomlin spent a large portion of her early years designing, stitching, and creating garments. In addition to making clothes for herself, she would also make prom dresses for friends and babies.

After high school, Kiya Tomlin’s sewing machine would come in handy. She brought it to college with her and used it to make outfits for both herself and her gymnastics club. She also created a pregnancy-related dress for one of her instructors.

She attended a gymnastics camp in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1982 while she was a child. Unbeknownst to Kiya Tomlin, one of her gymnastics campmates had a well-known mother, and Kiya was influenced by this mother’s initial camp visit to pursue a career in design. “The entire scene still replays like a slow-motion dream to me … the vision of elegance, drape of the fabric, and the ease of her sitting with us defines my brand concept to this day,” Kiya says on her website.

“When she saw us, she came down to the grass level and sat directly on the grass with us — in all that white silk chiffon. I immediately recognized that it was Diana Ross.” Kiya Winston realized then that her destiny would be to create this style for anyone or everyone simply by observing the elegance of Diana Ross’s attire and how she lived it while sitting in front of her.

In 2014, her perseverance paid off as she unveiled her revamped tracksuit collection, “Uptown Sweat.” Kiya targeted women over thirty with her “Uptown Sweat” makeover. Actually, a lot of the styles available now are intended for women who are older than this. But the fact that every item in her apparel line is manufactured in the United States of America is what makes it so unique.

The designs of Kiya Tomlin were receiving the recognition they rightfully deserved. She was starting to establish herself on social media, and her website was starting to steadily sell her goods. In lieu of only selling online, Kiya built her own store, Kiya Tomlin Work/Shop, in Etna, Pennsylvania, in 2018 after deciding it was time to grow.

“In my heart I felt if I could design, manufacture and sell in one place, that would be a dream,” Kiya says. “That seemed like success.” Kiya owned a smaller store in East Liberty prior to opening her Etna facility, but the problem she was facing was that she was selling her products there even though they were made somewhere else.

Kiya Winston Tomlin, a driven and successful fashion designer and businesswoman, initially turned down HBO’s offer to be in a documentary because she didn’t want it to focus on her husband’s coaching career or be a reality show. After seeing what the series was really about—celebrating the lives of women who support their husbands while also shining in their own careers—she decided to participate. Kiya takes pride in being Mike Tomlin’s wife and a mother of three, but she’s equally proud of building a successful career of her own.