Estimated Net Worth of Tila Tequila is
$1.5 Million

Biography of Tila Tequila

Tila Tequila, originally known as Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen, was born on October 24, 1981, in Singapore. She is of Vietnamese and French-Vietnamese descent. Tila Tequila gained recognition as a model when her photos were featured in male-focused magazines. Apart from modeling, she is also a singer and a songwriter. She is renowned for her own reality show on MTV. The model is also recognized by her alternate personas, Tila Nguyen and Miss Tila.

Tila Tequila’s net worth is estimated to be over $1.5 million, primarily accrued from her modeling and television appearances. She also earns income from various online businesses, including her own website which has now been transformed into a social networking platform, a dating website, and a celebrity blog site. Additionally, she established her own clothing line “TilaFashion” in 2005.

Tila Tequila’s Wealth – $1.5 Million

Tila’s family emigrated to the USA when she was just a year old, and she was raised in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Alief Hastings High School in 2000, before relocating to California a year later. In 2002, she caught the attention of a “Playboy” scout and subsequently became a Playboy “Cyber Girl of the Week” and later, “Asian Cyber Girl of the Month”. Following numerous appearances in magazines such as “Penthouse”, “Maxim”, and “Stuff”, and featuring on the cover of “Import Tuner” magazine and in the video game “Street Racing Syndicate”, Tila ventured into television with Fuse TV. She also took part in VH1’s reality show “Surviving Nugent” in 2003. Subsequently, MTV aired her own television show, “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila”, which ran for two seasons. She has made appearances in various other television shows, such as “NY Ink”, “Robot Chicken”, “The Cleveland Show” and “Mad TV”. In 2015, she signed a contract with Channel 5 for the sixteenth season of “Celebrity Big Brother”, but was removed from the show less than 24 hours after her entry, reportedly due to controversial statements she had made in 2013.

Tila also pursued a music career, releasing her first single “I Love U” in 2007, followed by “Paralyze” in 2008, and “You Can Dance” in 2011. These ventures earned her income from royalties and sales. Tila Tequila received The Soup Awards for Entertainer of the Year in 2007, as well as the Spike Annual Guy’s Awards for “So Hot They’re Famous” and Bravo’s A-List Award for A-List Drama Queen in 2008.

In 2005, Tila launched TilaFashion.com, which featured her custom line of clothing for men and women, contributing to her net worth. Additionally, in 2008, her book “Hooking Up With Tila Tequila: A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success, and Being the Life of the Party” co-authored with Sarah Tomlinson, boosted her earnings.

In 2009, Tila Tequila announced her engagement to Casey Johnson, who tragically passed away soon after from diabetes. In 2012, she underwent rehab after a reported suicide attempt by overdosing on pills. She also controversially disclosed her sexual orientation as a lesbian. The model has a daughter from a relationship with musician Thomas Paxton Whitaker, born in 2014. Tila has faced criticism for making anti-Semitic remarks and posing in a Nazi uniform in front of a picture of Auschwitz, resulting in the suspension of her Twitter account.

Tila Tequila resides in an apartment-mansion in Southern California. While media reports suggested she owns expensive cars, including a Lamborghini Gallardo and a $100,000 BMW M6 Convertible, it is believed that these cars are rented and not owned by Tila Tequila.



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Full NameTila Tequila
Net Worth$1.5 Million
Date Of BirthOctober 24, 1981
Place Of BirthSingapore
Height4′ 11″ (1.5 m)
ProfessionSinger, Singer-songwriter, Model, TV Personality, Rapper, Pornographic film actor
EducationAlief Hastings High School
NationalityAmerican
ChildrenIsabella Monroe Nguyen
SiblingsTerri Nguyen, Daniel Nguyen, I Love U, Stripper Friends, I Fucked the DJ
NicknamesTila Nguyen , Tila “Tequila” Nguyen , Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen , Tequila, Tila , Miss Tila
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AwardsTila TequilaAwardsCyber Girl of the Week (2002), AVN Award for Best Celebrity Sex Tape (2015)
MoviesTila Tequila 2: Backdoored and Squirting (Video, 2014), Masterminds (2012), $#*! My Dad Says (TV Series, 2011), Tila Tequila Uncorked! (2011), Robot Chicken (2008), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Playboy Cyber Girls: Tila Nguyen: Cyber Girl of the Month (2002)
TV ShowsCelebrity Big Brother (2015), Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (2015), Tila Tequila’s New Year’s Eve Masquerade 2008, Pants-Off Dance-Off (2006), MMA H.E.A.T.: It Happened in Vegas (2010), The Great Debate (2009), A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (2007-2008)
#Quote
1I’ve learned to grow and find myself. Ever since I moved out on my own, I’ve grown up a lot faster and now I can just go for what I want!
#Fact
1Gave birth to her 1st child at age 33, a daughter Isabella Monroe Nguyen on November 16, 2014 at 7:05 pm and weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Child’s father is her ex-boyfriend Thomas Paxton Whitaker.
2Has her own reality dating show on MTV called A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (2007). [October 2007]
3Release of her book, “Hooking Up with Tila Tequila: A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success and Being the Life of the Party” by Tila with Sarah Tomlinson. [2008]
4Her publicist is Jessica Cohen.
5Was engaged to Casey Johnson at the time of Casey’s death on January 4, 2010.
6Signed a citizen’s arrest warrant accusing Shawne Merriman of choking and restraining her as she tried to leave his home. Merriman has denied any wrong-doing. (6 September 2009).
7Ranked #100 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
8Her nickname “Tila Tequila” came about at the age of thirteen.
9Was the September 2007 entry in Stuff magazine’s 2006-2007 pin up calendar.
10She is 3/4 Vietnamese and 1/4 French.
11Lived in Houston, Texas before moving to California.
12Sang in a band, but quit because she felt she didn’t belong there. The other members did not have the same drive and ambition.
13Did her first shoot for Playboy at age 19.
14Manages upcoming groups of models called Feisty Felines.
15Playboy’s first Asian to win the Cyber Girl of the Month title (April 22, 2002).
16Is a character in ‘Street Racing Syndicate’ for Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube.
17Has a comic book coming out called “The Saint Sinners”.
18Has her own clothing line, Tila Fashion.
19Was discovered by Playboy scouts in a mall.

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TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tila Tequila 2: Backdoored and Squirting2014Video
Masterminds2012Monae
$#*! My Dad Says2011TV SeriesTing-Ting
Robot Chicken2008TV SeriesTila Tequila / Karate Instructor / Lawyer / …
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry2007Hooters Girl (as Tila ‘Tequila’ Nguyen)

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bb2016musician

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Celebrity Big Brother2015TV SeriesHerself
Big Brother’s Bit on the Side2015TV SeriesHerself
Lord of the Freaks2015DocumentaryHerself
E! True Hollywood Story2014TV Series documentaryHerself
Entertainment Tonight2012TV SeriesHerself
NY Ink2012TV Series documentaryHerself
Icon News2011TV SeriesHerself – Celebrity Guest, Story
H8R2011TV SeriesHerself
Tila Tequila Uncorked!2011VideoHerself
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis2011TV SeriesHerself
MMA H.E.A.T.2010TV SeriesHerself
Fighters Only Mixed Martial Arts Awards 20102010TV SpecialHerself
The Gossip Queens2010TV SeriesHerself
The Cleveland Show2010TV SeriesHerself
NBK Evolution: How Would It All Go Down Now?2009Video documentary shortHerself
The Great Debate2009TV SeriesHerself
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards2009TV SpecialHerself
A-List Awards2009TV SpecialHerself
MADtv2009TV SeriesHerself
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila2007-2008TV SeriesHerself / Herself – Tila Tequila
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet2008TV SeriesHerself
2008 MTV Video Music Awards2008TV SpecialHerself
O País das mil músicas2008TV MovieHerself (as Tequila)
A Shot at Love 2: One Shot Too Many