A Shot of Tequila

Would you be friends with a girl named Tila Tequila? It doesn't matter, because she's already got more friends than she can count. Tequila, née Tila Nguyen, is famous for nothing more than having in excess of 1 million buddies on MySpace. At least, that's all for now. The 25-year-old is launching a music career, an Internet startup and a MTV reality show. The last is the most titillating. It's called "A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila," and it sounds like "The Bachelorette" with a spicy twist. Since the former Playboy model is bisexual, she's looking for love from a pool of 16 guys—and 16 girls. Will she discover true happiness, or at the very least another 15 more minutes of fame? Tequila spoke to NEWSWEEK's Ramin Setoodeh.  Excerpts:

NEWSWEEK: Did you meet the man of your dreams?
Tila Tequila: Are you trying to trick me? I'm bisexual. So I can't say if I end up with a guy or a girl.

Which group of suitors was better looking?
Oh, wow. When you have that many people, it's overwhelming. Everybody is so good-looking. There are so many different types of personalities. It ranges. But they're all really hot.

Who was better about sharing you?
Girls are very catty and dramatic. They don't feel like guys are the competition. The guys are so competitive toward each other, but at the same time, they don't know how to compete against other women. It was a strange learning experience.

How did you end up with a TV show?
When my name started getting out there, they approached me with a show. Then they found out I was bisexual, and they said, "Hey why don't we film that as a show?" It's hard to find love when you become a celebrity. You don't know who's dating you for you or dating you because you're famous.

But on a reality show, everyone only wants you because you're famous.
When you first start it's crazy party time. Once they start shooting for that many days, you really do start falling in love for real. You go through so much together and you're secluded from the outside world. I'm a down-home girl at heart. I'm from Texas. When you have a booming career, you want to have someone to come home to.