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Vanna Bardot remembers feeling calm until she arrived at the red carpet.
“I definitely started getting super anxious,” she admits. “I was a little overwhelmed and then I sat down and centered myself.
“A lot of people were telling me this might happen but I wasn’t sure about it. The fact that it actually happened is so crazy.”
Indeed, by the time the 2024 AVN Awards Show was over a few hours later the 24-year-old Vixen Angel from Miami won four individual awards, including the Female Performer of the Year crown that came sealed with a kiss—from her boyfriend Codey Steele.
He joined Hime Marie and Melissa Stratton to present Bardot with the trophy for being the top female performer in the adult industry in the past year.
As soon as Vanna climbed on the stage Codey kissed her and whispered, “you earned every single minute of all of this.”
“It’s just so much more special to me that I got to share this moment with him,” Bardot said. “This past year has definitely been some of the highest of highs and some of the lowest of lows.” Vanna, who lost her mother last month and her cat earlier in 2023, also took home AVN gold for two career-first sex scenes for her sensational star showcase, Influence: Vanna Bardot. The Vixen Media Group production received the Mark Stone Award for Outstanding Comedy, racking
up six total awards.
“Being able to do this showcase was absolutely insane,” Vanna continued. “I don’t know if I’ll
ever have the opportunity to do another project this big in my life and I’m so glad I can say I got to do something like this.”
It turned into an unforgettable night of honors for dozens of industry luminaries at the 41st annual ceremony presented by MyFreeCams on Saturday, January 27th in Las Vegas. Media from around the world—some traveling from countries such as Greece and Taiwan—covered the star-studded red-carpet walk that was preceded by a parade of the industry’s finest through the casino hallway.
Adult entertainment superstars Luna Star, Emily Lynne and Kazumi co-hosted the festivities along with comedian Lil Duval, while platinum-certified rapper Iggy Azalea wowed in live performances of her hit songs, “Work” and “Kream.”
Chloe Rose and Ameena Green dazzled as the Official Trophy Girls for the event that packed the three-level Resorts World Theatre to see winners announced in more than 120 awards categories—24 of which were voted on by the fans.
One of the loudest applauses of the evening erupted when Isiah Maxwell won the Male Performer of the Year award, completing his inspiring rise from agency intern to the pinnacle of porn performing.
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