Tila Tequila: Self-Made Queen of MySpace

Before Tila Tequila began looking for love on MTV's A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, Tila was on her way to making cyberspace history. Tila Tequila has a reported 1.7 friend connections on MySpace, where Tila has used her social networking skills to build her music, modeling, and television career. Tila's current address may be Hollywood, but this self-created pop culture star has a second home at MySpace.com.

The Making of Tila Tequila

Tila Tequila was born Tila Nguyen on October 24, 1981 in Singapore. As a toddler, Tila's parents moved with her to the USA, settling in Houston, Texas. Tila's humble beginnings were filled with economic challenges. As Vietnamese immigrants, the Nguyen family struggled with all the common issues faced with moving to a new country. Tila's teen years proved to be a challenge. Tila began to hang out with a wilder crowd and by 18, had already watched friends fall prey to the trap of too much partying. Tila's "Tequila" name is rumored to be the result of a near-fatal experience with drinking. Today, the name Tila Tequila is recognized throughout the cyberworld.

Triple Talent

Tila Tequila moved forward with modeling as a young adult, leading up to a modeling gig with Playboy.com. Tila Tequila became the first Asian Cybergirl of the Month on Playboy.com. With her increasing notoriety, Tila became more recognized, allowing Tila to focus on promoting her music on MySpace and at iTunes. Tila Tequila's music is available at iTunes for purchase. Samples of Tila's singles can be heard on her MySpace page. Tila's single, I Love U is just one of the songs playing online. In Tila's recent blog at MySpace, she is currently considering auditioning some of her cyberfriends for her Stripper Friends video.

In addition to Tila's modeling and singing, Tila can now claim acting on her resume. Tila tequila's popularity landed her a spot on VH1's Surviving Nugent, and the role of a Hooter Girl in the comedy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007). Her biggest break is her most recent, however, starring in her own reality television show, A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila on MTV.