Tila Tequila – actress and singer
Tila Tequila is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, actress, model and television host of French-Vietnamese origin.
Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen (her real name) was born on October 24, 1981 in Singapore. Her parents emigrated from Vietnam after the Vietnam War. Tila is the third and the youngest child in the family. She has brother Daniel (born in 1976) and sister Terry (born in 1979). After the emigration her family lived in Houston (Texas, USA). Then they joined a closed Buddhist commune, and left it when Tila was 8 years old.
Her career began when she was 17 years old. The girl was seen by Playboy agent in Sharpstown Mall and was invited to take part in the photo shoot. So she moved to Northern California. On April 22, 2002 Tila became Playboy Cyber Girl of the week and then became the first Asian Cyber Girl of the month.
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