Coco Marie Austin
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| Coco Marie Austin | |
| Birth name | Nicole Natalie Austin |
| Date of birth | March 17, 1979 |
Nicole Natalie Austin, (born March 17, 1979 in Palos Verdes, California) commonly known as Coco Marie Austin, Coco-T, and Coco is an American born actress, dancer, glamour model and web personality. She is married to rapper/actor Ice-T. Austin has a huge following as a pin-up model and has appeared on the cover of dozens of magazine worldwide. Her popular website generates generates 2,000,000 hits per week.[citation needed]
[edit] Early life
Austin's parents were actors who met on the set of Bonanza. She also has a younger sister (Kristy Williams). She moved with her family to Albequerque, New Mexico at the age of 10. She began dancing and acting shortly thereafter. She then moved into modeling and started entering competitions. At 14 she won the prestigious Beverly Hills Studio modeling contest. The main prize was a $10,000 scholorship to attend the school. Her classmates there included Jessica Alba and Hilary Swank.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
After turning 18, Coco moved into Swimsuit, Lingere and Body modeling. She entered in swimsuit competitions and modeled for calendars, catalogs and videos. She won the 1996 Miss Ugena contest in Mexico. She then began nude modeling. In 2001, Coco was employed briefly by Playboy working their events and parties at the Playboy Mansion. She appeared in low-budget R-rated films such as "Southwest Babes" (2001), "Desert Rose" (2002), Angel Blade (2002) and The Dirty Monks (2004).
She is famous worldwide as a pin-up model known for her curvy figure, especially her large bottom. She has appeared on the cover of dozens of magazines and has been featured in hundreds more. Coco released calendars and DVD's featuring behind the scenes of her various photo shoots each year and her website attracts over 2 million hits per week. She is frequently seen with her husband Ice-T at red carpet events and is known for her stylish, and often sexually provocative outfits.
She has made guest appearances on various TV shows such as Jamie Kennedy, E! Hip-Hop Wives, Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She was featured in a layout appearing in the March 2008 issue of Playboy Magazine and has a role in the feature film Thira (2008).
