Tila Nguyen (born October 24, 1981), better known by her
stage name Tila Tequila, is a
Singapore-born
singer,
model, and
television personality. She is known for her appearances in
Stuff,
Maxim,
Penthouse, her role as host of the
Fuse TV show
Pants-Off Dance-Off and her position as the most popular artist on
MySpace (according to page views) circa April 2006.
She was raised in
Houston,
Texas and now lives in
West Hollywood,
California. Her
MTV reality show
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila premiered on October 9, 2007 and ended July 8, 2008, after two seasons on air.
Early life
Nguyen was born in
Singapore to
French Vietnamese parents,
where her family
emigrated from
Vietnam after the
Vietnam War.
When she was one year old, she and her family lived in a neighborhood in
Houston until they were admitted to a
gated community run by a strict
Buddhist temple.
The family left the community when Nguyen was eight.
