Lien Mya Nguyen was born in Houston Texas father Vietnamese - French (originally from Long An Binh Chanh Vietnam) mother Vietnamese - Chinese (Originally from Soc Trang Vietnam) met in war 1978 in the USA and got married.Lien Mya had 3 siblings, her second sister passed away in 1995 leaving her oldest sister and younger brother. Her family moved to Vietnam in 1992 and she moved back to the USA in 2000. She moved around a lot from Texas to Florida and California. Currently living in Oregon.When she was age 5, in 1st grade, teachers would ask their students what they want to be when they grew up. All the kids have the answers of nurse, police man the originals and when it was her turn she said she wanted to be an actress. All the kids asked what was an actress the teacher was shocked. Ever since then, she never gave up on believing that one day she can be an actress and here she is.She started modeling when she was age 15 and within the first month she had a 1 year contract as a spokes-model for Japanese company Kao for Sifone. Then more and more commercials came and she slowly got into the show biz. She won second MIss Vietnam Han Noi Enchantuer 2000, Won title Miss Congeniality in Miss Vietnam Ha Noi 2000, Miss Perfect Fit in Miss Aerobics 2000, Got Silver medal in Taekwondo Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City, Won Miss Beaumont Texas International 2005 and Second Runner up Miss Texas International 2005. Show less «