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FEATURE | By Dan Miller
FEATURE
OF BEST
THE
BEST
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
ON THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THEIR SUCCESS
AVN Hall of Famer Ashlyn Gere, has come to represent the pinnacle
The AVN Female Performer of the Year trophy, first awarded in 1993 to
of the profession. Each year the award goes to the performer who has
created the most outstanding body of work during the eligibility period
as voted on by a panel of judges appointed by AVN Media Network. The winner
embodies the total package for a porn star, delivering exceptional performances,
demonstrating her range through a breadth of projects, and maintaining her
marketability with a positive image. As we count down to the 2018 AVN Awards
Show, we asked each of the nominees one question: What do you consider your
greatest achievement? Here are their answers.
(Editor’s note: August Ames also is a 2018 Female Performer of the Year nominee; she died on
December 5, before AVN received her response to this question.)
Abella Danger
I’ve been very fortunate to have achieved many of the goals
I’ve set for myself in porn, like having a Mason movie all about
me that won Best Star Showcase and winning Best New Starlet
and Hottest Newcomer. The emotions I felt during those events
are feelings I’ll always remember and cherish. But my biggest
achievement by a long shot is simply being able to explore my
sexuality in a way that I really craved, that couldn’t be satisfied
without doing porn. All the best sex I’ve had in my life has
been in porn, with the sex gods I have the pleasure of having all
to myself. I got to experience things normal guys would never
to do to me in my personal life, like double penetration. I got to
discover BDSM, which is almost like my therapy sex. I’m just
so grateful for porn. Being in porn is my greatest achievement.
Adriana Chechik
I have been very lucky over my five years
to achieve so much. I would say achieving
my dreams of being an AVN Performer
of the Year winner and Fleshlight Girl
would be my biggest. However my greatest
achievement has been helping others. I
love giving people moments of pleasure
and happiness. I have gotten amazing
comments from fans that have brought me
to tears. As most of my fans know, not only
am I nasty but I love to be sexually open. I
often shoot with TS performers and hearing
from couples or other younger transgender
people that I am a role model or have led
them to be brave and open to the world
of who they are is one thing I could have
never expected. It’s such an honor to be
considered as a positive in another’s life.
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Aidra Fox
Easily the recognition I’ve gotten from
you guys over at AVN ... From winning
Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene my first
AVN, to being nominated for
Female Performer of
the Year this
year... I have so
much fun in
this industry
and I’m just
glad everyone
else is
enjoying what
I do as well.