Hosted her own choreography evenings at the Zagreb Opera House at the
age of 12.
American soccer star Mia Hamm is named after Mia Slavenska. While she
was born Mariel Margaret Hamm, she was nicknamed Mia by her mother
after her ballerina mentor, Mia Slavenska.
Pictured on one of a set of four 3.10k Croatian commemorative postage stamps honoring Famous People, issued 20 April 2016.