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My Take
Tila Tequila fascinates me as an early case study in internet fame. Born in Singapore, raised in Houston, and christened Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh, she moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and turned a knack for social networking into modeling, music, and reality television well before that path was common. I find her genuinely ahead of her time on the mechanics of online attention, even if her later trajectory grew controversial. The Playboy Cyber Girl recognition and a 2015 AVN Award mark a specific moment in pop culture. Love it or not, she helped show what self-built digital celebrity could look like.
Overview
Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh (born October 24, 1981), better known by her stage name Tila Tequila, is an American model, singer, reality tv actress. She has also used the names Tila Nguyen, Miss Tila and Tornado Thien. Born in Singapore and raised in Houston, Texas, Tequila moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue her modeling career. She first gained recognition for her active presence on social networking websites.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tila Tequila
- Name (Japanese)
- ティラ・テキーラ
- Reading
- てぃら・てきーら
- Born
- October 24, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rooster
- Origin
- Singapore, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 150 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / singer / actor / model / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Alief Hastings High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Spike Guys' Choice Awards
- 2015 AVN Award
- 2002 Playboy Muse of the Month
- 2002 Playboy Cyber Girl of the Week
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.