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Marina Valmont: From Beauty Queen to Naked News Anchor

Marina Valmont grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, spending a lot of time walking in nature and enjoying Canada’s beautiful parks and lakes. She describes her younger self as an avid reader who spent a lot of time at the library, as well as a girly girl with a deep love for Disney, fantasy movies and Barbie.

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Alison Rey: Challenging the Status Quo for Success

Alison Rey was always the responsible kid. Under constant pressure from conservative Catholic parents, she felt like her value was measured solely by her academic success. She was the only girl in her junior high honors math class, then an overachieving straight-A student once she moved on to an all-girls high school.

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Q&A: Seska Discusses Enduring Legacy as a Timeless Creator

Seska was raised in the suburbs of Montreal, where she experienced what she describes as a “quintessential middle-class upbringing.” An awkward nerd keen to do well in school, she was fascinated by sex ed but only had her first kiss when she was 18.

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Q&A: Jessica Dx Conquers Europe as Cam Queen

Harkening back to her youth, Jessica Dx remembers her rigorous training in the arts of ballet, tap and modern dance, which she began mastering from the age of three until she was on the cusp of becoming a teenager.

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Chrissy LeBlanc Rocks Passionate Content With Cosplaying Flair

Attending an adult expo in 2015 as fans, the encouragement they received from all the talent they talked to was the final push they needed. LeBlanc applied for a loan to carry their startup costs and put in her two-week notice as soon as the loan was approved.

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Ghostie Ghoo Channels Goth Gamer Ghoul Flair

Experiencing a contentious home life while growing up prompted GhostieGhoo to leave home at a young age. Even though she ended up spending her final year of high school living out of her car, she still managed to apply herself and continue on to art school, where she graduated with a bachelor’s in video production.

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Q&A: Reislin Slays the Clips Game With Passion, Creativity

Ranked among Pornhub’s top 10 stars, Reislin has amassed millions of fans across social media and premium content platforms. Long before she became a bona fide world-renowned creator, however, she grew up in a small town in Latvia, with a big family but few prospects early on in life.

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Q&A: Abigaiil Morris Rocks Streaming, Content in All Her Geeky Gamer Glory

Abigaiil Morris often dreamed about doing adult industry work during her pursuit of traditional gigs prior to entering the biz. During her time doing more everyday, run-of-the-mill jobs, she performed office duties, data analytics, worked in retail and assisted on mainstream film sets. She recalls that throughout all of that time, she felt deep in her bones that sex work was where she was destined to find her true passion.

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Q&A: Luckless Holly Ascends as XBIZ Rising Premium Social Media Star

Before Luckless Holly became an adult content creator, she worked in a variety of roles such as gas station clerk, Victoria’s Secret sales associate and stay-at-home mom. She even managed and modeled for her clothing brand, Luckless Outfitters.

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Q&A: Ivy Maddox Streams Hardcore Dreams

“Difficult but gifted.” That’s how Ivy Maddox remembers being labeled when she was growing up. In reality, she had ADHD, but it went undiagnosed for years due to her ability to hyperfocus on certain subjects.

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WIA Profile: Allie Awesome

Once upon a time, Allie Awesome was a budding theater scholar. After earning her bachelor’s degree in the thespian arts, she spent a year or so working as a stripper before starting grad school. Exploring this decidedly more erotic kind of stage introduced her to the sex workers’ rights movement, which led her to focus her graduate studies on sex work in performance.

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Q&A: Kit Kendal Shapeshifts as Cosplay Clip Artist

When Kit Kendal turned 18, a friend who had been making some extra money on Chaturbate suggested that Kendal give it a shot as well. Upon learning what cam modeling entailed, Kendal was surprised to hear that people actually got paid for it, since they had already been doing the same thing for free on Omegle.

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Q&A: Fatal Goth Slays as Witchy Cyberpunk Vampire

Today she describes herself as a “witchy cyberpunk vampire and a bratty goth girlfriend from cyberspace,” but Fatal Goth was once a corporate compliance analyst.

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Q&A: Emma Magnolia Flexes Indie, Studio Stardom

Fiery-maned Emma Magnolia describes herself as a “slut from the South with some big pancake stacks,” but get to know her a little and it quickly becomes apparent that there’s a lot more to her than just that.

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Q&A: Bailey Eilish Ascends as Best Female Cam Model

After Bailey Eilish graduated from high school in Nashville, Tennessee, her parents convinced her to enroll in college. She ended up at a prestigious arts school in the heart of Philadelphia, to pursue her dream of becoming a dancer.

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Q&A: Evie Rees Reigns as Best Female Clip Artist

Evie Rees always felt like a natural exhibitionist, both generally and in a sexual sense. So when she began sharing photos of herself and webcamming, it did not feel like work for her.

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Q&A: Laura Desiree Embraces Compassionate Sensuality

Before Laura Desiree ever ventured into camming, she devoted years to being a hustling and bustling burlesque performer and nightclub entertainer. She performed her striptease act on stages across North America and during multiple solo tours throughout Europe, delivering what she describes as “that vintage bump ’n’ grind.”

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Q&A: Mariana Martix Shares Ambitious Dreams as a Creator

Before she transformed into Mariana Martix, a top-30 Pornhub creator and multifaceted entrepreneur, Angie Lorena was by no means certain about what her future might hold. “I was a young woman with many aspirations and projects who was not clear about what I would be,” she recalls.

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Q&A: Kiley Corrupt Dons Crown as Best Cosplay Cam Model

Kiley Corrupt was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and considers herself blessed to have grown up with a big Italian family that she is still very close to.

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Q&A: Dani Daniels Delivers a Master Class in Entrepreneurship

Recounting her storied career thus far, Dani Daniels says the short version can be summarized as a journey from “performer” to “entrepreneur.” In between those two words, however, there is a long story — what the past XBIZ Female Performer of the Year calls “the extended version.” It begins with a shy, timid performer who had just entered the industry.

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