Page 62 - AVN January 2021

“I really worked my ass
off this year.”
Emma Hix lathered her body in oil, stared into the camera and tiptoed across the sand in tight jean
shorts and a pink bikini top.
Her sensual seduction on the beach in Malibu for Jonni Darkko’s All About Ass 4 turned into one of
the most mouthwatering sequences of the year, leading to a nomination for the 2021 AVN Award for
Best Solo/Tease Performance.
It was one of six 2021 AVN nominations for the 23-year-old native of Kelowna, British Columbia, who
in the past five years has established herself as one of the most bankable stars in adult entertainment.
Now a homeowner in Las Vegas, Hix also earned nominations for Best Double Penetration Sex Scene
for her throwdown with Jules Jordan and Steve Holmes for Anal Savages 5 (Jules Jordan Video); Most
Outrageous Sex Scene for her tryst with Rocco Siffredi and Naomi Swann from Fashionistas Lost
(EvilAngel.com); and the top individual honor in all of porn—Female Performer of the Year.
In addition, Hix received nominations in the Fan-Voted AVN Awards for Favorite Female Star and
Social Media Star.
“The one that stuck out the most was Female Performer of the Year because that’s the one that I
wanted since I was brand new in the industry,” Hix tells AVN. “So I feel very honored to have my work
recognized like that.
“I really worked my ass off this year. It was an unfortunate year—2020 sucks in general. But the
things that stuck out for me were becoming Penthouse Pet—that was a huge thing for me—and I did
some really awesome scenes. I also did some features—some aren’t out yet but those were huge.
So it’s going in the right direction.”
No one would argue Hix’s career isn’t locked on an upward trajectory.
The July 2020 AVN cover girl wanted to take December off to close out a trying year in a relaxing
way—but the demand for her performances was too strong.
Hix says her agent Chris Cane from Foxxx Modeling kept fielding calls from some of her favorite
producers and directors, asking if she was available for one last scene before the new year.
She planned to shoot for Mason and Dark X; Tristan Seagal and PornPros; Toni Ribas and Brazzers;
and go-to photographer Marcos Rivera, who shot her July AVN cover, among others before calling
it a year.
Her January AVN feature photoshoot with Keith Ryan saw Hix embracing a “70s kind of vibe.”
“I wish that I was born in the 70s,” Hix jokes, adding she loves music from the Bee Gees and David
Bowie. “We did this colorful look and we were playing ‘Staying Alive’ and I was like this is exactly my jam.
“I’m really excited to see how the photos come out. It was one of my favorites shoots ever.”
Hix reveals that her oceanfront tease for the Hall of Fame director Jonni Darkko took place during a
brisk late afternoon in December 2019—she was cold, but she did it for art’s sake.
“It was really windy and we were trying to work against the weather but I didn’t care if I was freezing
to death,” Emma says with a laugh. “There were a few people around. I took my boobs out but no
one seemed to care.
“We started around sunset and got some awesome sunset photos. I was so happy with the outcome.
I knew it was already going to be awesome, but when I saw it I said, ‘Holy shit.’
“The first thing I thought was that I really hope this gets nominated for Best Solo/Tease.”
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