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<i>By Amy Kaufman</i><br>
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Born Thien-Thanh Thi Nguyen, Tila Tequila hit most people's radar screens in 2007, when she starred in the MTV reality show "A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila." Tequila was cast on the bisexual dating competition largely as a result of her following on MySpace, where she now has nearly 4 million friends -- whom she refers to as the "Tila Army."<br>
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After two seasons, the show ended, but Tequila's often outlandish antics kept her in the headlines -- she blogged and tweeted constantly and became a paparazzi staple. Her whirlwind relationship with Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson garnered attention after Johnson died in January from complications of diabetes at age 30.<br>
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Since then, Tequila has grieved publicly, and says she is now trying to change her image from racy MTV pinup to businesswoman.

Tila Tequila

( MTV )

By Amy Kaufman

Born Thien-Thanh Thi Nguyen, Tila Tequila hit most people's radar screens in 2007, when she starred in the MTV reality show "A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila." Tequila was cast on the bisexual dating competition largely as a result of her following on MySpace, where she now has nearly 4 million friends -- whom she refers to as the "Tila Army."

After two seasons, the show ended, but Tequila's often outlandish antics kept her in the headlines -- she blogged and tweeted constantly and became a paparazzi staple. Her whirlwind relationship with Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson garnered attention after Johnson died in January from complications of diabetes at age 30.

Since then, Tequila has grieved publicly, and says she is now trying to change her image from racy MTV pinup to businesswoman.

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