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“This has been a 17-year journey and
sometimes it felt like an unreachable dream.”
—Jennifer White
Jennifer White slipped into a form-fitting, red-sequin dress on January 24, inspired
by “Old Hollywood” glamour for the 2026 AVN Awards Show.
“Which I thought was a bit poetic with my showcase being titled Hollywood Whore,”
White said.
What she delivered in that movie—and throughout the finest season of her
career—was nothing short of carnal poetry on her way to winning the 2026 AVN
Female Performer of the Year award at the 43rd annual ceremony.
By the time it was over, the L.A. native captured a total of five awards, including
Best Star Showcase, Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene, Best Double-Penetration Sex
Scene and Best Airtight/Gangbang Scene to go with the top individual performing
honor in an unforgettable night of triumphs in front of a sold-out crowd of 3500-plus
at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
“This is so surreal,” White began, her voice shaking with emotion as she stepped
to microphone clutching the AVN Female Performer of the Year trophy. “…This is 17
years in the making for me. This has been a 17-year journey and sometimes it felt
like an unreachable dream.”
She thanked her agents, Mark Spiegler and George Jiries, her publicist Brian
Gross, and her peers.
“Thank you to my husband, Mr. White, for your love and support on this journey
and for your shared love and passion for this industry,” White continued.
Then she shared a message for her long-time fans and “all my fellow female
performers who didn’t win tonight.”
“I know that shitty feeling because I felt it for 17 years,” White added with tears in
her eyes. “If you have a dream, dream it. If you work hard, you can succeed. If no
one will invest in you, then invest in yourself.
“And if you never give up, you can succeed…Thank you, I love you all. We fucking
did this shit, yes!”
Indeed, adult’s most iconic celebration did not disappoint on a chilly 45-degree
evening in Sin City, where co-hosts Abigaiil Morris and ItsLo joined comedian Brittany
Schmitt and multi-platinum rapper Wiz Khalifa on the industry’s biggest stage.
The legendary MC got the crowd moving with a funky performance of “Bad
Bitches” and “5 Star” to open the show before reviving an AVN tradition when he
invited dozens of girls to join him in a sensational closing medley that included “Or
Nah” and “Young Wild and Free.”
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