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Australian superstar asked a legendary group of directors —John Stagliano, Jules
Jordan, Jonni Darkko, Chris Streams, Mike John and Aiden Riley—to shoot with the
Sony VX2000 camera once again so that she could pay homage to the look, style
and feel of the sex scenes that influenced her Hall of Fame journey.
Wearing a sparkling black Balenciaga evening gown and matching heels, the
winningest performer of all time stepped to the microphone and thanked all the
directors from her favorite era of porn “and the performers who brought their A game
and fucked me old fashioned.”
She also paid tribute to Robert “Payaso” Mora, the beloved industry figure who
worked behind the scenes in various production and security roles for more than
two decades who passed away on Aug. 30, 2024 from cancer.
White was particularly close with Mora.
“On a personal note, Robert, this week was not the same without your smile, your
energy and your beautiful soul, rest in peace,” Angela said.
Backstage with tears in her eyes, she reflected on the moment.
“I’m really emotional about this one. I didn’t think I’d be so emotional but it really
means a lot to me,” White said. “Just the fact that I really looked up to these directors
before I got into the industry and I grew up watching their work. They’re the reason I
got into porn.
“And then to finally get an opportunity to live in LA and be shot by them was an
incredible honor. And then to put together this movie and ask them to direct for me.
And for them all to agree, it’s pretty overwhelming.”
Angela continued, “You know I’m also emotional about the fact that Robert isn’t
here tonight because I know he would’ve loved this movie. All those directors he
had a lot of respect for and obviously working closely with Jules. And not having him
here at AVN felt like something was missing.
“Every year, even if I wasn’t signing with Jules, he would always look out for me,
ask me if I needed anything, and he would hang out with me. He was always such
an incredible person to have on set and off set. So it’s really heartbreaking that he’s
not here for this.”
White won seven awards on Jan. 25—including five Fan-Voted honors—bringing
her record career total to 76.
AVN 2025 co-host Blake Blossom—who won the 2022 Best New Starlet award—
and Octavia Red took home the Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene award for their sizzling
hookup in Titwoman vs Titwoman for Elegant Angel.
Red told AVN that it was their first time working together.
“I was just being excited to be there,” Octavia said. “She’s my senior so I looked
up to her and it was amazing to get the opportunity to work with her. And I know she
has input on who she works with and she was willing to work with me and that says
a lot.”
The northern California native Red, a former Starbucks manager who began her
porn career just over three years ago, continued, “I think the best part was you can
see my real raw reactions.”
Octavia looked like porn royalty in a glittery red and silver dress with gold cuffs.
“I wore a cloud dress last year and I was like you know, I gotta bring the heat this
year,” Red added. “I had to somehow outdo myself. And I know glitter is the theme
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