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PLEASURE ZONE
Winners feted at ninth annual ‘O’ Awards
Retailers, exhibitors, manufacturers and more took a
Now that she’s getting her doctorate, Radakovich
break on the second night of the AVN Novelty Expo to
joked, she’ll be able to say, “That’s Doctor Slut to you.”
mingle, have a few cocktails and celebrate the winners
Throughout, Radakovich showed her familiarity
of the ninth annual “O” Awards.
with the pleasure product marketplace, joking about
Hosted this year by Anka Radakovich—a certified
the Drilldo (“not only does it give you an orgasm—you
sexologist who has appeared on TV with Conan
can also put up some shelves”), male sex toys (noting
O’Brien more than half a dozen times—the January 25
many of them look like a Dyson), and overuse of delay
ceremony recognized the winners in 12 categories and
sprays (“I used so much on my boyfriend, we had to
honored Synergy Erotic’s Bob Wolf with the Lifetime
call in a fluffer”).
Achievement Award.
There to accept awards were a number of well-
After a brief introduction by AVN Senior Editor
known industry figures, including Rob Reimer of
Sherri L. Shaulis, Radakovich took the stage and won
Boneyard Toys, Scott Watson of Doc Johnson, and
the crowd right over by saying that after 20 years of
Elliot Schwartz of Nasstoys. But few people were as
writing about sex, she’s seen her share of slut shaming.
thrilled as the owner of It’s the Bomb, who whooped
“O” Award for Lifetime Achievement
BOB WOLF OF SYNERGY EROTIC
Outstanding Lingerie Collection
LATEXWEAR, XGEN PRODUCTS
Outstanding Accessory Product or Line
KINK ERASE PERMANENT MARKER REMOVER,
KINK BY DOC JOHNSON
Outstanding Marketing Campaign
ELEVATE U E-LEARNING, ELDORADO TRADING CO.
Outstanding Packaging
TOKIDOKI X LOVEHONEY, LOVEHONEY
Outstanding Lubricant Product or Line
SNAKE OIL CUM LUBE, BONEYARD TOYS
Outstanding Body or Skin Care Line
ACTIVATED BLACK CHARCOAL DETOX, IT’S THE BOMB
Outstanding Supplement or Enhancement
PASSION SHOT FOR HER, ROCK ON PRODUCTS
Outstanding Non-Powered Product
SPIKED CHAIN WHIP, NASSTOYS
loudly and did a little victory dance when her company
won for Outstanding Body of Skin Care Line.
Bob Wolf of Synergy Erotic drew a standing ovation
as he came up to accept his award. “After 40 years of
doing this, I feel so lucky. I am truly humbled in every
fiber of my body,” Wolf said, joking, “God knows I’m
unemployable in any other industry. I can’t imagine
what the other nominees did to piss off the AVN staff
so that they voted me in.”
The evening wrapped up on a fitting note. “I want to
thank everyone for coming—and for making everyone
else come,” Radakovich said before the crowd headed
off into the night.
The complete list of winners is below.
Outstanding Powered Product
KROMA, CALEXOTICS
Outstanding Innovation
SHI/SHI UNION, NS NOVELTIES
Outstanding Product for Men
NEXUS ULTRA SI, NEXUS
Outstanding Product for Women
SATISFYER PRO PENGUIN, SATISFYER
Top left, Bob Wolf of Synergy
Erotic was honored for Lifetime
Achievement at the “O” Awards
ceremony, hosted by Anka
Radakovich (bottom left). Among
the companies honored were
Eldorado Trading for Outstanding
Marketing Campaign, Nasstoys
for Outstanding Non-Powered
Product, Xgen Products for
Outstanding Lingerie Collection,
It’s the Bomb for Outstanding
Skin or Body Care Line, and
Doc Johnson for Outstanding
Accessory Product or Line.
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