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Tila Nguyen, now known as Tila Tequila was interviewed by IGN Entertainment on March 14, 2003.

Source: IGN Entertainment

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IGN: How did you end up modeling into California
Tila Nguyen: I was walking around the mall and a model scout from Playboy ran up to me and asked if I’d like to be in Playboy. I never thought about modeling before, but Playboy was a bigger thing so I did a test shoot.

Then my friend asked me to do a car show in Houston. I didn’t even know what a car show was–I was like, ‘what the hell is this? What do you do, is it like a race?’ I really didn’t want to do it because living in a small town everyone knows who you are so I had a rep to protect because I was always like a tomboy. I didn’t want to sell out on my image. They wanted to put me in the calendar. But I was like, ‘naw, man, I can’t model. Are you crazy?’ And for two week he kept asking me and he was a good friend of mine so I did the shoot. From there people saw me from the car show from California and they were interested in working with me right away. They wanted to fly me to California to do shoots. I’d never been to California and it was like a free trip. So that’s how I got started.

IGN: Wait a second, you’re a tomboy?
Tila Nguyen: You have to get to know me–people will definitely know when they meet me. I don’t go around say that sh*t because it sounds lame. Every other model says [makes girlie girl voice], ‘oh, I’m a tomboy. I have three brothers and I go snowboarding, blah, blah, blah.’ Who f*cking cares? You are who you are. That’s why I don’t say it anymore.

I actually love being girly and feeling sexy, but I also love how [being a tomyboy] throws people off. When they meet me I’m totally not like [what they expect]. I grew up drinking 40s and smoking blunts, freestyling with the boys on the streets. I went to juvey twice and did a lot of bad sh*t, but now I’ve grown into a woman and I enjoy being a woman. But at the same time the tomboy in me backs me up whenever I need it. You know what I’m saying? Other than that I love being girly–it feels good. I’m a woman so I’m going to be woman as much as I can. [laughs]

IGN: How has the transition from Texas to California been? Was it always your intention to end up on the west coast?
Tila Nguyen: When I was still in high school I new I wanted to live in california. But I was contemplating how I was going to get there, what I was going to do, money, who am I going to rob? I didn’t start modeling until I was 19. So the year after I graduated I went to college. Then I started modeling and it got in the way of my studying and school. I passed my first semester with A grades and then I dropped my second semester. I got tired of Houston, rented a big truck and told my friends I was moving to California. No one believed me, but I left with the truck, took off.

IGN: What were your plans after high school?
Tila Nguyen: I knew out of high school I didn’t want to go to college. I knew what whatever I did wouldn’t have anything to do with college. And the only reason I wanted to go was to further educate myself. Right now I’m still interested in taking classes, but only to educate myself with subjects I like, like history or English. What I didn’t want to do was go to college for an actual degree because there’s nothing out there I like besides doing something that involves the entertainment industry. Other than that I also have business plans that I don’t need a college education for–at least not for what I want to do. I’m going to have my own business, but at the same time I’m going to try to do this rockstar thing

I love rock-n-roll. F*ck that shit. That’s the only f*cking thing that will allow me to cursing and f*cking do whatever the hell I want. Sometimes I hate modeling because it’s always about looks. The first thing people say is, ‘you don’t sound how you look.’ How the hell do I look? They think I’ll have a really high-pitched voice and I’m not like that. People are always like, ‘can you pose?’ I’m so tired of posing and looking pretty all the time. I’m totally rebelling, that’s why for a while I got my lip pierced and all these tattoos–had a Mohawk. In the end I didn’t want to lose all my fans.

IGN: Compared to Texas, how are the guys here?
Tila Nguyen: There are a lot more guys to chose from. And it’s so much fun, guys are way better looking. And at the same time, back at home the guys have way more southern hospitality. Guys here are so cocky and full of themselves. It’s retarded. There are so many pretty boys. The guys back home they’re straight up rugged cowboys. They’re rugged men, I love rugged men. If you’re a man be a f*cking man.

IGN: You mean pretty boy like, Ricky Martin, pretty boy? And tough guys like James Dean, Steve McQueen or Vin Diesel?
Tila Nguyen: Ew! Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, they’re all pretty boys. [Diesel] is Yuk! I hate him! I refuse to watch any movie he’s in. I don’t care what movie; I’ve never seen any movie he’s in. But I can’t think because you’re asking me, but when I got out it’s like I blank out because there are so many of them. Maybe Gavin Rossdale from Bush, Gwen Stefani’s husband. His looks are f*cking perfect.

IGN: You mean pretty boy like, Ricky Martin, pretty boy? And tough What attracts you to a guy? Boyfriend material guy
Tila Nguyen: I have lots of boytoys, they’re fun. A guy attracts me if he’s funny or who’s hot but doesn’t realize it. When he’s so f*c**ng hot he doesn’t like going out with the cool crowd. He’s grungy biker, skater whatever, in a band or something. Guys that don’t talk about girls all the time, I like those kinda guys.

IGN: Would you ever date a fan? Or someone you meet at a club?
Tila Nguyen: No, that’s my number one rule. But at a club, oh yeah, definitely. If he’s hot and I think he’s hot I wouldn’t hold back.

IGN: You’ve probably made a lot of fans a bit sad, but that’s okay. About SRS and games in general, do you play?
Tila Nguyen: I don’t even watch TV or play video games anymore. When I was younger I’d always sit around, get high and play games. I used to play PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast. GoldenEye, Resident Evil and all those cool games. Now I don’t sit at home to watch TV. The only time I’m at home sitting down is when I’m on the Internet because I work online. That fries my brain. But I’m definitely getting SRS.

IGN: Speaking of internet, you call a Tila fan everyday?
Tila Nguyen: Yeah, I don’t sit and talk for 30 minutes, but I say hi. I don’t say I’ll talk for an hour, but that’s what they try to do. You’d be surprised. You’d think that these fans are freaks or something, but they’re only like that at the car shows. Mavbe because it’s like a club setting and there are so many people there. They feel more like they can do it.

When it’s personal time, like one on one. They have so much respect that they’re scared. They’re so scared that they don’t know what to say that by the time we hang up the write me and telling that didn’t know what to say. They get really shocked. I don’t tell them when I’m going to call; I just call. They don’t know what to say. They know since they’re in the contest that I’m going to call and if they buy me a present I’ll call.

Actually girls are the crazy freaky ones. They’re wild! Girls are more aggressive at shows. Girls scream, they’ll attack me; guys get shy, will take a picture and that’s it. Girls try to grab you everywhere; it’s funny. Girls tell me they love me. Girls are definitely a lot more aggressive and a lot wilder.

IGN: We can’t begin to imagine what goes on behind the scenes.
Tila Nguyen: [laughs]You think you guys are the ones. Once we get home you don’t even know what girls talk about guys. We talk about everything. [we’re] far more graphic. It’s so funny. We laugh. When we go out in public we start laughing–especially when a guy tries to act all cool. But we also talk about when a guy is sweet–we talk about it. My girls and me, we go out and we laugh our asses off.

IGN: When you go to clubs do you prefer dancing with the girls or guys?
Tila Nguyen: I prefer dancing with myself. I hate it when a guy tries to hit me up. I hate rubbing my ass on some guy’s d**k, you know what I’m saying? It gets on my nerves, trying to roll up on me like that. I hit on girls at the clubs–sometimes I think I’m a lesbian. I’m serious, but whatever.

I love guys, I have so much fun with them, and they’re like my toys. They’re so cute and sweet; they’re like my puppy dogs. I’m more serious with women, but at the same time women can be bitches. They always nag and fight. Whenever I’m with a girlfriend (like girlfriend, girlfriend) I fight more. With the males I am just having fun. They can go of and see other girls and I’m like, ‘cool, use protection man.’ When they’re anal, like last night, I had to let this guy go.

IGN: Drink of choice?
Tila Nguyen: I don’t drink or do drugs. I’m naturally drunk. But if I have to drink, I drink red bull vodka. Maybe a Malibu Punch or a beer.

IGN: Closing words for your fans?
Tila Nguyen: They know I love them. Me and my fans, we have a close bond because I’m always around. I’m always on my message boards. I planned a hang out day just for my fans to meet me. It wasn’t like a work thing; no one paid me. I did it out of my own time. I promoted a hang out day. I planned it out at Disneyland and anyone who wanted to could come out. I got a lot of respect after that because it was raining and they thought no one would have showed up. It was free, no work, no camera people. I asked them not to bring camcorders or anything to sign. It wasn’t work; everyone was really cool. I interact with my fans all the time. They know exactly how I am. Anyone who doesn’t know me and sees me cursing doesn’t understand my sense of humor.

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