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On March 17, 1979, Nicole Natalie Austin was born, and nobody had any idea that one day, she would take the world by storm. Now a full blown 44 year old star, and known by the name of Coco, she has amassed a $5 million fortune. Coco has her hands in numerous aspects of the entertainment industry, giving her fans a variety of different avenues to keep up with her career. Of course, this means she has a multitude of income streams working to her benefit, as well. She has made an absolute fortune off her image, as a result of her marriage to the very famous actor and music mogul Ice-T, their combined net worth is an astounding $65 million. Here's how Coco made it into the millionaires club...

Dedicated To Becoming A Star

Much of Coco's success is hinged on her voluptuous curves and her overtly sexualized content, and she has been forthcoming about the fact that she has carefully crafted her body and her image with the goal of attaining success in the entertainment industry. She has openly discussed the various plastic surgery procedures she has undergone to transform her body, and admits she was born with a moderately proportioned natural body and dark hair. With her eyes firmly fixated on Hollywood success, Coco completely changed her look, and immediately began seeing success as a model.

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Major Modeling Moments

When she was just 18 years old, Coco began appearing in magazines and put her focus in photoshoots that put her body on display. She gravitated towards bikini and lingerie shoots, and before long she started to see huge success and big results. In 1998 she won the Miss Ujena contest in Mexico and was then invited to attend events at the Playboy mansion. Coco continued to grow her career and by 2007 she landed a huge opportunity to grace the cover of Smooth Magazine. She became the first Caucasian woman to take the cover spot, and fans were definitely taking notice of this fresh new model that was making a splash on the scene.

In tandem, she had released the Exotics Calendar DVD, which was quickly selling out everywhere that it was featured. Her career had officially been noticed, and her life was about to shift in a big way. Coco Austin was successful, sought after, and famous.. and the best was yet to come. She went on to become a prominent model for the world-famous Playboy brand.

Movie And Television Appearances

In a plight to keep herself current and relevant, Coco started to stake her claims in the entertainment industry by acting in a variety of different television shows and movies. Now a bonified star in her own right, she had already peaked the interest of a number of heavyweights in Hollywood. Coco landed roles in R-rated films such as Southwest Babes, Dessert Rose, and The Dirty Monks.

Coco then refined her acting skills and sought roles in different genres. She took on roles in Santorini Blue, Think Like A Man Too, and then of course, she joined her husband Ice T on the set of Law and Order Special Victims Unit in 2004. Coco was embraced on the show and continued to be featured for years to come. Other doors opened for the actress, and she continued to add to her filmography with appearances on "Difficult People, The Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson." She has also appeared on Hip-Hop Wives, The Dr. Oz Show, and even made her debut as a television show judge when she took on RuPaul’s Drag Race’s fifth season. Coco also broadened her horizons and increased her exposure when she took on the live performance of Bo Peep at Peepshow, a Las Vegas burlesque.

More recently, Coco has appeared in Celebrity Family Feud, and has starred alongside her famous husband in Ice Loves Coco, which was an immediately successful program that attracted well over 2 million viewers.

Coco's Lucrative Fitness App & Her Online Presence

Coco was well aware of the fact that she had officially risen to fame, and her bank account was starting to reflect that status. However, she wanted more, and she put her time and effort into finding other avenues to continue to expand her brand and add to her already impressive fortune.

With all eyes on her physical appearance, her fans watched in awe as Coco released her fitness app called Coco's Workout World. Millions of fans tuned in as she incorporated pole dancing and a workout moves while wearing very little in the way of clothing.

Coco saw significant monetary earnings from her online presence on her own websites, Cocosworld.com and .TheCocoBlog.com, where she continued to showcase her figure while letting fans get to know her on a more personal level, as she discussed her lifestyle. Each website garners millions of viewers each month.

With millions of followers now glued to every move she made, Coco was able to monetize even further by taking on endorsement deals, which have proven to add significantly to this social media influencer's fortune.

Her Very Own Clothing Line & Her Book

Coco Austin has been in the spotlight for several years now, and her loyal fans continue to embrace the numerous projects that she immerses herself in. In 2009 she launched her very own clothing line called Licious, which saw huge success. She carried that momentum by building on that brand and later releasing a line of sex toys called Coco-Licious. Her products have been flying off the shelves, generating even more money for the star.

Coco has also penned a book called Angel, which has added an additional revenue stream to the star's already impressive earnings portfolio.

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Sources: Celebrity Net Worth, Popular Net Worth, Wiki