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“I think when you come to L.A., you get to
see the real world.”
If an aura can be a vibe, then that vibe is named Zariah (pronounced like “Mariah”). Ready to let
her star shine, Zariah Aura first appeared on the studio scene in 2022 for Grooby and, since then,
has been rising and sparkling along the way with positivity and gratitude.
“I took the jump,” Aura told AVN. “I wanted to experience the L.A. lifestyle. I came out and I
was doing just some OnlyFans work. And then I started doing porn with Grooby. I ended up just
deciding I wanted to stay out here. It was much easier than traveling back and forth. Then I worked
with Devil’s Film and then Evil Angel, and then it took off from there.
“It’s been the best decision I’ve ever made,” she added.
Before arriving in L.A. three years ago with her bags and an OnlyFans account, Aura is originally
from Texas, but grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
She wasn’t always so obviously a performer. Starting out as a drag artist in 2018, when the
pandemic hit in 2020, she was forced indoors and, like so many others, started experimenting
with her sexuality online. In the beginning, she said she was quite shy and used the OnlyFans
platform to become more confident.
“I started transitioning in 2021, at the beginning of the year, and started to show my face. Because,
at first, I was just showing my body—I was a faceless creator. And then I finally started to show
myself as a trans woman. People loved it, and then I took the jump.”
Since her professional debut, Aura has earned more than two dozen nominations from top awards
and been recognized for scene work. She won Best New Face at the 2023 Trans Erotica Awards
and the TEA’s 2024 Hardcore Performer of the Year trophy. She is now also a brand ambassador
for leading trans label Grooby Productions—and she loves being watched.
“I am a big attention whore, so I love, love, love eyes all over me,” Aura revealed. “I love people
staring at me, down the street. So, I already was doing, you know, live performing and doing stuff
in clubs and in front of audiences. I just really wanted to do that.
“I wanted to be in front of people and it was very freeing. I found this confidence in myself outside
of putting on this wig and makeup and stuff. I started to see myself, my real true self, which is just
this very hyper-sexual being. I’ve always been very hyper-sexual my whole life and so being able
to express that freely was really, really important for me.
“And I just needed to be seen,” she added. At 5-foot-10, the statuesque brunette is hard to miss.
On-screen, her natural acting style leans into a talent for hardcore performances.
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