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Tila Nguyen (IPA: [tiːˌlɑː ŋwiɜn]) (born
October 24, 1981 in Singapore), best known as Tila Tequila, is an
American glamour model, and singer. Residing in West Hollywood,
California, she is best known for her appearances in automotive import
magazines, her role as host of the Fuse TV show Pants-Off Dance-Off and
her position as the most popular artist on MySpace as of April 2006.[1]
Raised in Houston, Texas, she is of Vietnamese heritage.
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Background information
Birth name Tila Nguyen
Also known as Tila Tequila, Tila
Born October 24, 1981
Origin Houston, Texas, USA
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 2005–Present
Label(s) Fastlane Entertainment]
Associated
acts Jealousy, previously of Beyond Betty
Jean
Website www.tilashotspot.com
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Early years
Nguyen was born in Singapore, where her
family emigrated after the Vietnam War. A few years later they moved
again to the Houston neighborhood of Alief, where they lived in rundown
housing for most of Nguyen's childhood until they were admitted to a
gated community run by a strict Buddhist temple. The family left the
community when Nguyen was eight.
As soon as she entered middle school,
Nguyen developed a tomboy attitude and started getting in fights. Her
behavior eventually got her sent to a boarding school for six months
before she was transferred to another school. As she got older, she used
her sister's identification card to enter nightclubs, where she began
experimenting with drugs and joined a gang. In an interview with Import
Tuner, Nguyen said she had been searching for a sense of identity: "I
was really confused then, 'cause at first I thought I was black, then I
thought I was Hispanic and joined a cholo gang", nicknaming herself
"Dangerous Tila".[2] Later she made some friends outside the gang who
briefly helped turn her life around, however her past caught up with
her, and she fled to Queens, New York. When she returned to Texas she
had a three-way relationship with two girlfriends, but eventually
decided she could no longer handle her lifestyle. She began to focus on
her studies and her jobs. [3]
Modeling
Nguyen realized her life would get worse if
she continued living in Texas, so she moved to Hollywood to pursue her
career in entertainment. She claims her career began at the age of
eighteen when she was spotted at a mall by a Playboy scout and was
offered a chance to model nude for the magazine. She declined at first,
but she was featured as Playboy’s Cyber Girl of the week on April 22,
2002, and soon thereafter she became the first Asian Cyber Girl of the
Month. [5]
Nguyen gained further popularity through
the import racing scene. She has been featured on the cover of Import
Tuner magazine, at car shows such as Hot Import Nights, and in the video
game Street Racing Syndicate.[6] In 2003 she was a contestant on VH1's
Surviving Nugent, a reality TV show where participants performed
compromising tasks and stunts for rock star Ted Nugent. [7] She was also
the most frequent host on the first season of Fuse TV's dance show,
Pants-Off Dance-Off, on which a motley group of contestants strip to
music videos.
In 2005, Nguyen signed an exclusive mobile
entertainment content deal with Motek Mobile which was subsequently
picked up by Cingular AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel, Boost
Mobile and several other wireless carriers.
Nguyen was featured on the cover of the
April 2006 issue of Stuff magazine; in the interview, she claimed that
her nickname "Tila Tequila" came about when she was in middle school
after she had experimented with alcohol but then had a severe allergic
reaction to it. [8] She was later included in Stuff’s 100 Sexiest Women
Online. She appeared on the August 2006 Maxim UK cover and was named #88
in their Hot 100 List. [9] [10]
Music career
Nguyen used modeling as a stepping stone
for other career opportunities. At age twenty, she took interest in rock
music and started looking for bands willing to have her join. Her
Playboy past hurt her credibility, but she eventually assembled a band
called Beyond Betty Jean, for which she was singer-songwriter. Following
the break-up of Beyond Betty Jean, Nguyen started working in recording
studios to sharpen her vocal skills and write music. [5] Nguyen became
the lead singer of a band called Jealousy, which has released songs over
the Internet. Jealousy has appeared on MySpace Records' inaugural
compilation album, released through MySpace Records/Interscope.
A major turn in Nguyen's music career
occurred during the April 24, 2006 taping of MTV's Total Request Live.
In an interview with the TRL VJs, will.i.am incorrectly announced that
Nguyen was signed to the will.i.am music group, a record label under A&M
Records. [11] She has announced that her first single will drop in
February of 2007 on her own Fastlane Entertainment.
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Birthdate: October 24, 1981
Birth location: Singapore
Birth name: Tila Nguyen
Measurements: 34B-24-36 [4]
Height: 4 ft 11 in
Weight: 98 lb (44.5 kg)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Natural bust: No [2]
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Alias(es): Tila Tequila
Tila
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Films
Film Year Notes
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry 2007
References
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^ Weiner, Jonah (April
11, 2006). "Tila Tequila for President". Slate.com. Retrieved July
29, 2006.
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^ a b "Up Close &
Personal: Tila Nguyen". (2006). Import Tuner. Retrieved October 12,
2006.
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^ Nguyen, Tila. "The
truth about Tila". TilasHotspot.com. Official autobiography.
Retrieved November 21, 2005.
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^ Resume at
TilasHotpot.com.
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^ a b Nguyen, Tila.
"Quick Bio". TilasHotspot.com. Biography covering Nguyen's modeling
years. Retrieved November 29, 2005.
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^ "Hands-On: SRS: Street
Racing Syndicate" (July 13, 2004). GamePro. Retrieved December 1,
2005.
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^ VH1's Surviving Nugent
interview with Nguyen. Retrieved November 29, 2005.
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^ Gilbert, Laura (April
2006). "Enter the Dragon". Stuff.
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^ Maxim. August 2006.
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^ Maxim 2006 Hot 100.
Maximonline.com. Retrieved August 9, 2006.
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^ World Entertainment
News Network (July 25, 2006). "Will.I.Am's New Signing Is A Tough
Girl". PostChronicle.com. Retrieved July 29, 2006.
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