Tila tequilla biography

ByJoshua McCoy

Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen, better known as Tila Tequila, was one of the most notable reality TV stars of the 2000s. She emerged with some force on early social media outlet Myspace, racking up tens of millions of views at a time when such numbers were considered to be ludicrous.

Tequila leveraged that fame into an MTV dating series, as was the style at the time. That show, "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila," saw 16 men and 16 women compete for her affection and prominently depicted Tequila's bisexuality for a unique angle.

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It ran for two seasons and performed exceptionally well among key demographics. She was on top of the world, but unfortunately, Tequila's star couldn't rise forever.

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Tequila was a musician, model, and one of the first social-media stars, but she isn't as prominent as she used to be. After "A Shot at Love" replaced Tequila in 2008, the one-time queen of MySpace slowly What Really Happened To Tila Tequila?

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