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“I like to meditate in the mornings if
I can just to clear myself out and be
ready to fuck.”
Emily Willis likes to slide into bed early the night before a scene and then wake up well
before her call time.
“I give myself a few hours in the morning to get my mindset right, eat some breakfast if I
can—if it’s not anal—and listen to my bad bitch music,” Willis explains.
“I have to be in my element and think about how I want the scene to go.”
She drinks water. She stretches. And she visualizes.
“I like to meditate in the mornings if I can just to clear myself out and be ready to fuck,” Willis
continues. “I do believe we are athletes and taking care of your body is very important—and
your mind is also very important.”
Her pre-scene routine appears to be working.
The 22-year-old superstar not only is an elite sexual athlete, she’s the reigning league MVP.
In what will be remembered as the most unusual awards season in porn history, Willis
authored a remarkable body of work en route to the 2021 AVN Female Performer of the Year
award at the first all-digital AVN Awards Show on January 23.
The former door-to-door sales phenom for DirecTV—who racked up more than 100 credits
during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign—added eight more trophies that evening,
including Best Star Showcase and Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene as she lit up the 38th
annual ceremony.
Willis called it “the best night of my life.”
“I wish I could relive that night over and over again,” she tells AVN.
“It feels so fucking good to be recognized. I knew that I wanted this for so long and I got it—
and I want it again. … But I’m so happy.”
Willis has emerged as one of adult’s most electric performers since signing with Motley
Models in May 2018, earning numerous accolades and winning over a legion of worldwide
fans along the way.
Her growing resume features titles such as Fleshlight Girl, Vixen Angel, Penthouse Pet,
Playboy Plus All Star, Girlsway Girl of the Month, Twistys Treat, Cherry of the Month, Bang! Girl
of the Month, Nubiles Fantasy and 2020 Adult Empire Porn Star of the Year.
In only three years, Willis went from selling DirecTV to being must-see TV. Her coronation as
the new porn queen on January 23rd only reinforced what most industry observers already
knew.
“I was crying,” Willis recalls. “I was so happy because you just never know. … You’re thinking
like, ‘Maybe I got this,’ but you really never know. Oh man, I was so nervous.”
Willis’ breadth of awards underscored her range.
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