Myka Meier was Born in Sarasota, Florida on June 27th, 1982. Proudly of mixed ethnicity, her father is from Barbados and her mother is from Massachusetts.
1982As the middle child, and only girl, Myka grew up barefoot on the beaches of Florida and spent summers sailing with her family through the Caribbean.
1988Myka is a first-generation college graduate. She attends the University of Florida and graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Communications.
2002Myka met her now husband in 2007 at Felix restaurant in New York City, where she walked up and introduced herself to him. They named their first son, born in 2021, with the middle name Felix.
2007Myka moved to New York City the same month she graduated from college and worked 4 jobs at once to pay rent on her W 33rd Street shared apartment.
2007She moved to London in 2008 and got British Citizenship in 2013. Myka attended multiple etiquette schools in Europe and was trained in London by a former member of Her Majesty the Queen's household staff. She attended formal finishing school in Switzerland.
2008She started Beaumont Etiquette in 2013 in London and then moved it to New York in 2014. She co-founded The Plaza Hotel Finishing Program in 2016.
2013Introducing: Valentina (2016) & Max (2022). Valentina was born November 2016, and Max in February 2022; The children are growing up in a multi-lingual household- learning German, Swiss German, English and Spanish. Above all, they are being raised to be kind and compassionate.
2016Myka writes two best selling etiquette books in 2020, Modern Etiquette Made Easy, and Business Etiquette Made Easy
2020Today, Myka is a go-to media personality with a fun, inclusive and lovable approach, making her expertise relatable, entertaining and educational.
2023
This fall, master the skills of contemporary etiquette with Myka Meier as she brings her acclaimed Modern Etiquette Courses back to key Fairmont hotels across the country.