Birth Name:
Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen
Birth Place:
Singapore
Ethnicity:
Vietnamese
The American Singer and Model was born to Vietnamese parents who fled Vietnam after the Vietnam war and settled in Singapore, where Tila was born.
She grew up in Houston Texas and as a teenager she was confused about her identity and ethnicity. She was quoted saying “I was really confused then, [because] at first I thought I was black, then I thought I was Hispanic and joined a cholo gang”.
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About two months ago, Tila write on her official twitter page, what her great grandfather is French, and what from him came her freckles! But I can not find it now:(
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it would be good to clarify her French heritage. it would explain a bit about her unique appearance.
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well if she has french it probably goes MANY generations before because she look vietnamese now
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Ghetto tila haha she is just as ghetto as all the stupid ghetto girls and the wanna be ghetto girls!
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Id like to see her quote her French heritage in an interview as I dont trust IMDB.
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One of her grandparents is of French descent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tila_Tequila http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1712094/bio
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yall bitches out there that think tila is dumb you all you r just jealous that she is pretty and famous!
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WAT NOW THIS GIRL IS DUMB
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