Tila Nguyen was born in Singapore, but moved to Houston, Texas when she was just a year old. Born to French-Vietnamese parents, Nguyen lived in a strict Buddhist community until she was eight. She had a turbulent childhood: at eleven she tried heroin, at thirteen she began to drink, at fourteen she was sent to a boarding school for several months, at fifteen she got her first tattoo and began to smoke, and she ran away to New York City at sixteen.

By chance, Tila was discovered at a mall by a Playboy scout right after graduating from high school. She was skeptical at first, but then accepted the offer and moved out to West Hollywood.

She is now a singer, actress, and the most friended person on MySpace.


Was discovered by Playboy scouts in a mall. Has a comic book coming out called "The Saint Sinners". Playboy's first Asian to win the Cyber Girl of the Month title (April 22, 2002). Did her first shoot for Playboy at age 19. Lived in Houston, Texas before moving to California. Was the September 2007 entry in Stuff magazine's 2006-2007 pin up calendar. Ranked #100 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list. Was engaged to Casey Johnson at the time of Casey's death on January 4, 2010. Her publicist is Jessica Cohen.