Each month, industry news media organization XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of the industry's most influential female executives.
What is your background, professional and/or otherwise?
Being a woman is a challenge in itself. Men seem to think they rule the world so when they see a strong woman with power it’s hard for them to adapt.
Well I wear many hats. Most people know me from being founder of the Urban X Awards as well as being a director in the industry. I’m a mainstream/nude model as well as a reality star.
What was your inspiration to create the Urban X Awards?
I wanted people of color to have a show that was for them. I got tired of hearing people complain about putting in so much hard work and not being rewarded for it.
Describe a “typical work day” for yourself?
My days are all over the place, I don’t have a typical work day. I’m just always grinding looking for new projects to work on. Producing reality shows and always planning to make the Urban X Awards bigger and better each year.
What is the biggest challenge with being a woman in the adult business?
Being a woman is a challenge in itself. Men seem to think they rule the world so when they see a strong woman with power it’s hard for them to adapt. We as women are still treated as a minority in most aspects of the game just as colored people are treated. However I feel that in every industry women have a lot more opportunity to succeed now a days then we had in the past.
What is the most rewarding aspect of producing the Urban X show?
The most rewarding aspect of the Urban X Awards is making it bigger and better every year and seeing people have a great time smiling and happy to be a part of the show.
How do you maintain balance in your life?
Wow that’s the question of the day. I’m still learning how to balance being a wife, mom, director, founder, model, producer and reality star — it’s a whole lot to balance at times and that’s one thing I’m trying to still master. …Just wanted to add we are having the first annual Urban X Expo in Atlanta in March 2011 and the 4th annual Urban X Awards in July 2011.
— Dan Miller
