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“I love swing dancing…”
Cherie DeVille calls it “slutty cupcake.”
Sometimes she rocks the look on special occasions.
“It’s like bright and happy but also horror meshed together,” DeVille jokes.
The former professional swing dancer not only triumphed during the all-digital 2021 AVN
Awards ceremony, claiming her third MILF Performer of the Year trophy in the past four years,
she also was a big winner with her fashion aesthetic.
Wearing a low-cut black dress with a red flower in her hair, the stylish star beamed with
excitement upon hearing her name announced.
“I love swing dancing,” DeVille says. “I love Lindy Hop. I love 1940s and 50s women’s
clothing and have a huge personal collection. So you’re not allowed to dress like that very
often for adult films because it would be like a period piece, it would be a whole thing.
“But when I have my druthers and I can put on what I want, I often go in that direction. It just
feels so feminine, kind of like cheeky, gumball fun.”
Speaking of which, DeVille kept her virtual acceptance speech short and sweet while sitting
with her significant other in her living room—with an extra-large gumball machine behind her.
“Best old lady!” DeVille cracked, speaking to the worldwide audience on Zoom during the
live broadcast on January 23. “I didn’t even have to stumble up on stage and risk breaking a
hip!”
“That’s always my thing,” she says. “Because with all the award shows, everybody bitches.
‘Why can’t I be onstage?’ Everybody wants to be onstage. So my funny thing is, ‘Well, you
can’t let the old ladies up—it’s dangerous. There could be a slip and fall…”
All kidding aside, what DeVille has achieved in the past 10-plus years since her porn debut
has not only led to accolades, it also has sent her soaring into the upper echelon of adult
stardom with a global fanbase and a body of work that someday will cement her place in the
AVN Hall of Fame.
“Even when I won it the first time, I couldn’t believe it,” DeVille confesses. “Because to me,
in that MILF category, I think more than any other AVN Awards category, you have some
seriously strong players. And you see a lot of the same names year after year being nominated
for that award.
“And they’re not just random ladies, these are A-list ladies at the top of their game, many
of whom like myself have been performing for many, many years. So to be in that group,
honestly, I know it’s cliche, but it’s like winning an award in and of itself. And to be chosen, I
just don’t know. It blows me away. I’m thankful. Excited. Honored.”
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