Coco Marie Austin
Coco Marie Austin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicole Natalie Austin |
| Other names | Coco Marie |
| Spouses | Ice-T (2005 - present) |
| Website | http://www.cocosworld.com |
Nicole Natalie Austin, (born March 17, 1979 in Palos Verdes, California) commonly known as Coco Marie, Coco-T, and Coco is an American born actress, dancer, glamour model and web personality. She is married to musician/actor Ice-T. Austin has a huge following as a pin-up model and has appeared on the cover of dozens of magazine worldwide.
Early life
Austin's parents were actors who met on the set of Bonanza. She also has a younger sister (Kristy Williams). As a small child, Kristy would mispronounce her sisters name, saying "Cole Cole" or "Co co" in place of "Nicole". Eventually family and friends also began addressing Nicole as Coco. The family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when she was 10. She grew up as a tomboy. With her father she road quads and played football, doing everything boys do and she loved it.[1]
Coco began dancing (Jazz, Tap and ballet) at 6 years old and was introduced to the stage early by her mother. She was involved in many productions at the Alt Theater in Albuquerque. She then moved into modeling and started entering competitions. At 14, she won the Beverly Hills Studio modeling contest, her first model search contest. The main prize was a $10,000 scholorship to attend the school where her classmates included Jessica Alba and Hilary Swank.
Career
After turning 18, Coco began specializing in Swimsuit, Lingere and Body Modeling. She entered in swimsuit competitions and modeled for calendars, catalogs and videos. At 18, she won the 1998 Miss Ujena contest in Mexico. Although Coco states she always had nice sized breasts, she wanted them to better fit her shape, so she enhanced her breasts and soon after went into nude modeling. She also admits that she loves to go braless. [2] In 2001, Coco was employed for six months 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 releases 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. In the beginning of 2005 she married actor/rapper Ice-T. She is frequently seen with him at red carpet events and is known for her stylish, and often sexually provocative outfits.
Coco 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).
Coco made an appearance on NBC’s new game show Celebrity Family Feud on June 24, 2008. She competed, with her husband Ice-T, against Joan and Melissa Rivers for her favorite charity.