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Sometimes Jena LaRose gets overcome with emotion thinking about the past few months since her adult industry debut.
“It makes me want to cry,” Jena says. “I didn’t expect all of this and I’m very thankful.
“I’m thankful to be where I’m at because it’s a big leap and you don’t know if it’s going to go well. But you’re never going to know until you do it.”
It’s safe to say things are going quite well for LaRose, the Air Force veteran who grew up in North Pole, Alaska.
Represented exclusively for bookings by John O’Byrne’s East Coast Talent, she already has worked for Brazzers in a scene with Van Wylde called “Your Wife Deserves a Good Massage” and at press time had another ZZ scene booked with AVN Hall of Fame performer Keiran Lee.
“I’ve been a fan of Brazzers and John asked me, what is my goal? And I said to work for Brazzers and he made that happen. I cried flying over there [to Las Vegas]. I never in my life thought I’d be working for Brazzers. I was like, this is crazy, I’m really here.”
She adds, “Everyone I’ve met in this industry has been very welcoming. It really does feel like it’s a family.
“I joined the industry at a late age. I’m mature. I know in my heart this is what I want to do.”
Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and raised in North Pole, she moved to Baker City, Oregon, toward the end of 8th grade before returning to Fairbanks during her junior year.
LaRose worked as a Fitness Specialist in the U.S. Air Force, managing PT scores, PT sessions and on-base activities, among other duties.
She was stationed in Minot, North Dakota for four years.
“I enjoyed it for a certain amount of my life. It was something I’ve always wanted to do and I achieved that and now I’m ready for new beginnings,” says LaRose, who had considered getting into porn when she was 18, before joining the military.
Jena completed her service on January 25, 2022, and then drove straight to California, living in the Mojave Desert.
“That was the first place I could find and the cheapest, but in my heart I always wanted to live in California,” she says.
She would commute to L.A. to dance at various gentlemen’s clubs for about a year. After East Coast reached out to her on social media, she took her time with the decision, waiting six months before deciding to do it.
“Everything has changed, it really has,” she says. “I come from a rough background, and I feel like this has given me so much more opportunity to be a better person. When I work I do give my all. I show up with the best attitude and make it known that I’m here to work.”
LaRose’s first booking for BackroomCastingCouch in Arizona—on January 3—led to six scenes with the same company because they liked her positive vibes so much.
“They told me to never change my personality,” Jena says.
LaRose also has worked for Maestro Claudio’s PervCity—with AVN Award-winning star Tommy Pistol—and top content creators such as Mr. Lucky and the notorious Johnny Sins, who has won the Fan-Voted AVN Award for Favorite Male Porn Star a record seven consecutive times.
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