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 Name | Tila Tequila |
| Net Worth | $1.5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | October 24, 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Singapore |
| Height | 4′ 11″ (1.5 m) |
| Profession | Singer, Singer-songwriter, Model, TV Personality, Rapper, Pornographic film actor |
| Education | Alief Hastings High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | Isabella Monroe Nguyen |
| Siblings | Terri Nguyen, Daniel Nguyen, I Love U, Stripper Friends, I Fucked the DJ |
| Nicknames | Tila Nguyen , Tila “Tequila” Nguyen , Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen , Tequila, Tila , Miss Tila |
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| Awards | Tila TequilaAwardsCyber Girl of the Week (2002), AVN Award for Best Celebrity Sex Tape (2015) |
| Movies | Tila 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 Shows | Celebrity 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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’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! |
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| 1 | Gave 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. |
| 2 | Has her own reality dating show on MTV called A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (2007). [October 2007] |
| 3 | Release 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] |
| 4 | Her publicist is Jessica Cohen. |
| 5 | Was engaged to Casey Johnson at the time of Casey’s death on January 4, 2010. |
| 6 | Signed 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). |
| 7 | Ranked #100 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list. |
| 8 | Her nickname “Tila Tequila” came about at the age of thirteen. |
| 9 | Was the September 2007 entry in Stuff magazine’s 2006-2007 pin up calendar. |
| 10 | She is 3/4 Vietnamese and 1/4 French. |
| 11 | Lived in Houston, Texas before moving to California. |
| 12 | Sang in a band, but quit because she felt she didn’t belong there. The other members did not have the same drive and ambition. |
| 13 | Did her first shoot for Playboy at age 19. |
| 14 | Manages upcoming groups of models called Feisty Felines. |
| 15 | Playboy’s first Asian to win the Cyber Girl of the Month title (April 22, 2002). |
| 16 | Is a character in ‘Street Racing Syndicate’ for Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube. |
| 17 | Has a comic book coming out called “The Saint Sinners”. |
| 18 | Has her own clothing line, Tila Fashion. |
| 19 | Was discovered by Playboy scouts in a mall. |
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tila Tequila 2: Backdoored and Squirting | 2014 | Video | |
| Masterminds | 2012 | Monae | |
| $#*! My Dad Says | 2011 | TV Series | Ting-Ting |
| Robot Chicken | 2008 | TV Series | Tila Tequila / Karate Instructor / Lawyer / … |
| I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | 2007 | Hooters Girl (as Tila ‘Tequila’ Nguyen) |
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Bb | 2016 | musician |
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Big Brother | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Big Brother’s Bit on the Side | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Lord of the Freaks | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| NY Ink | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Icon News | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Celebrity Guest, Story |
| H8R | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Tila Tequila Uncorked! | 2011 | Video | Herself |
| Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| MMA H.E.A.T. | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Fighters Only Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2010 | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Gossip Queens | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Cleveland Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| NBK Evolution: How Would It All Go Down Now? | 2009 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Great Debate | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
| A-List Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
| MADtv | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Tila Tequila |
| The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| 2008 MTV Video Music Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself |
| O País das mil músicas | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself (as Tequila) |
| A Shot at Love 2: One Shot Too Many |