Nicole Natalie Marrow (née Austin) (born March 17, 1979), commonly
known as Coco Austin, Coco, Coco Marie Austin, Coco Marie, Coco-T, is
an American actress, dancer, glamour model, and web personality. She
has been married to rapper-actor Ice-T (né Tracy Marrow) since
January 2002.Austin was born in Tarzana, California, and raised in
nearby Palos Verdes. She has Serbian ancestry through maternal
grandparents born in Serbia. Austin also has a younger sister Kristy
Williams and three younger brothers. As a small child, her brother
would mispronounce her name, saying "Cole Cole" or "Co-co" in place of
"Nicole". Eventually her family began addressing her as Coco. The
family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when she was 10. She grew up
as a tomboy, riding all-terrain vehicles and playing football. Austin
began dancing (jazz, tap and ballet).At 18, Austin began specializing
in swimsuit, lingerie and body modeling, for calendars, catalogs and
videos. She won the 1998 Miss Ujena contest in Mexico. In 2001, Austin
began working events and parties at the Playboy Mansion. She appeared
in low-budget R-rated films, including Southwest Babes (2001), Desert
Rose (2002), and The Dirty Monks (2004).
known as Coco Austin, Coco, Coco Marie Austin, Coco Marie, Coco-T, is
an American actress, dancer, glamour model, and web personality. She
has been married to rapper-actor Ice-T (né Tracy Marrow) since
January 2002.Austin was born in Tarzana, California, and raised in
nearby Palos Verdes. She has Serbian ancestry through maternal
grandparents born in Serbia. Austin also has a younger sister Kristy
Williams and three younger brothers. As a small child, her brother
would mispronounce her name, saying "Cole Cole" or "Co-co" in place of
"Nicole". Eventually her family began addressing her as Coco. The
family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when she was 10. She grew up
as a tomboy, riding all-terrain vehicles and playing football. Austin
began dancing (jazz, tap and ballet).At 18, Austin began specializing
in swimsuit, lingerie and body modeling, for calendars, catalogs and
videos. She won the 1998 Miss Ujena contest in Mexico. In 2001, Austin
began working events and parties at the Playboy Mansion. She appeared
in low-budget R-rated films, including Southwest Babes (2001), Desert
Rose (2002), and The Dirty Monks (2004).
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