The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time
From earning PhDs to starting small businesses, here are the smartest, geekiest and most driven porn stars of all time. Porn Stars are often derided for being unintelligent and shallow, but let's be honest, they were smart enough to make a living at something we all do for free. These women have been successful academically as well as financially, from founding succesful enterprises outside of the porn industry to leading an Oxford debate team to victory. These 13 adult film actresses prove they have big brains to match their other large assets.
- 6Up 123Down 80Scottish adult film actress Laurie Wallace graduated Summa C*m Laude (must not... make... joke) with a double major in German and Political Science from Loyola College in Maryland. She later attended law school at George Washington University.
She was also an intern on K Street, a center for various think tanks and advocacy groups located in Washington D.C.
She later moved on to modeling and intelligently moved onto p*********y afterward, because that was (obviously) her calling. She used the pull from her modeling career to make appearances in Maxim, FHM, many national commercials and over 300 romance novel covers.
She's definitely someone who could have stayed a scholar, and could have become a very successful, well-connected lawyer, but CHOSE another profession she just happened to enjoy more. And for that, we salute her. - 7Up 151Down 106A graduate student at NYU, Lorelei Lee, 28, is a well known porn star who has managed being a student and adult film star for almost 10 years.
(Not to be mistaken with the wrestler)
Lorelei is a 2008 graduate from San Francisco State University. She enrolled at NYU's creative writing program.
Despite much criticism, she continues to juggle both her adult professional career AND her grueling academic duties/schedule.
This is a picture of her being studious (awesome, right? You have no idea how hard it is to find clothed pictures of her).
Below is a video.
Most of her work is based on her experience in the adult entertainment industry. She's even been featured in NYDailyNews, where she told the reporter that she "isn't quite sure what [she] wants to do after she graduates, but [she] doesn't expect to leave the porn industry." She says, "I still do get something out of my work in porn; I think I'm good at it, the ability to focus on what's happening right at that moment. In these fields, you have to have a lot of personal drive." (Giggity).
Here's an interview with her discussing her adult and academic career:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZGjPG9gubs - 8Up 145Down 103Jenna Jameson is widely considered the most successful woman in porn. (As well as starring in mainstream films.)
While her academic career isn't much to marvel at we have to give credit to the woman who almost single handedly brought porn into the mainstream. She owns multiple businesses and built up, then sold to Playboy, an enormously profitable production company in ClubJenna (that has over $30 million in revenue, with at least half of that being profit).
The biggest reason for Jenna Jameson making this list, though, is her debating skills. In 2001, the Oxford Union debating society invited Jameson to come to Oxford to debate a proposed British law against pornography. Shockingly, she led her side to victory, winning the debate 204 to 27.
She's also taken Bill O'Reilly to task for some of his hypocritical ways. Here's a youtube video of her appearance on his show, Jenna Jameson on Bill O'Reilly . Later, in February 2003, Pony International planned to feature her as one of several porn stars in advertisements for athletic shoes. This plan was attacked by O'Reilly, then Jameson sent a sarcastic email to the show, writing:
"I hope Bill understands the difference between a porn star and a hooker. I assume he has done some research on the subject because he requested some of my videos after we finished taping my appearance. I imagine he wanted them for professional reasons."
Jenna Jameson for the win. - 9Up 111Down 82Joanne Angel is not only a star, but is a director and writer of the adult films she stars in, which is hot.
Even hotter still, she has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature with a minor in Film Studies from Rutgers University.
Like Asia Carrera, she enrolled in Rutgers University. She earned her B.A. in English Literature and minored in Film Studies.
She's extremely well spoken and very eloquent, as well as informed about her trade. Her writing has been featured in magazines and newspapers such as The New York Times. She even wrote a sex advice column for popular music magazine Spin.
Here's a video of her views on the evolution of p*********y and what effect the internet has had on it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGsKytQ7g5A
Here's her learned perspective on the demise of legitimate sexual contacts on Craigslist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhShhLRnb24 - 10Up 137Down 105
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The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 2/08/2012 9:11 AM
she said she supports pakistan and would go on howard sterns show wrapped in the palistinian flag
howard stern got her dumb ass though when he told her she should go and live their and see what the do to one of the most raunchy p**nstars ever
what a dummy
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 1/07/2012 7:56 PM
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Nina Hartley at 9/27/2011 3:23 PM
Lisa Sparxxx at 9/27/2011 2:40 PM
T. J. Hart at 9/27/2011 2:38 PM
Laurie Wallace at 9/17/2011 2:00 AM
Jenna Jameson at 9/17/2011 1:56 AM
Nina Hartley at 9/17/2011 1:54 AM
Shy Love at 9/17/2011 1:51 AM
Asia Carrera at 9/17/2011 1:19 AM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 9/05/2011 8:38 PM
They want people to call them P**n Stars -_-
They share the same activities and motivations as the group of people we call "Prostitutes". Men in power are behind this.
Today's society (In general) Is a sick an ignorant one. There's no doubt about it, where ever you go you'll see some kind of sexual-business connection. (ex) Sports, Advertisements, Non-educational T.V. programs, etc.
As a young teen. Temptations are hard when older generations are advertising you sex wherever you put your eyes on. (It's obvious that you make decisions) but it is uncomfortable browsing the web, watching T.V. programs, etc and having all this hypocrite people -_-
Most people without noticing, don't know it. They even idolize people. If you analyze deep into society, they don't do much but create more perverted minds in the Planet.
I extremely dislike the power/luxuries they give to celebrities. They are sometimes giving statues, recognition, and blah blah. When they don't do anything to help society out from this hypocrite stage. But to assimilate more young girls to follow the same dysfunctional old path: "The best and easy way to a recognized life"
I will not idolize this women for being "Astute"
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Lorelei Lee at 10/20/2010 2:16 PM
Asia Carrera at 9/19/2010 6:54 PM
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The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 7/30/2010 7:09 PM
The entertainment business, mainstream as well as adult, is a very harsh business, peopled by those who need attention. More comics have killed themselves than have adult performers. "Most" are NOT drug addicts, either, so please get your facts from somewhere other than your behind, or keep risking sounding like a completely judgmental ignoramus.
Mike: you really can't compare law with nursing. Two different types of intelligences are needed. Both are hard, with lots to know, remember and recall. Have YOU tried to get through one nursing course? Biology? Anatomy? Chemistry? Physiology? Psychology? Can you start an IV? Take a medical history? Do a physical assessment of an injury? Change a dressing safely? Remove stitches? Record vital signs? Deliver a baby? Help a woman learn to breast feed her infant? I thought so.
Jimmy: suicide is NOT rampant in the adult industry. In my 26 years here there have been fewer than ten, including the idiot with the sword.
To set the record straight, there have been exactly FIVE cases of HIV detected since 2004, four in '04 and 1 last year, when a new performer was found to be HIV+, after she had done a BJ scene. The other cases were either people being screened before their first scenes (and therefore kept out of the talent pool), or were "civilians" (non-performers) who were just getting tested on their own.
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Joanna Angel at 7/30/2010 7:50 AM
Jenna Jameson at 7/30/2010 7:35 AM
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Asia Carrera at 7/03/2010 9:02 PM
Nina Hartley at 7/03/2010 7:45 PM
Laurie Wallace at 7/03/2010 7:22 PM
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Shy Love at 6/30/2010 12:03 PM
Beautiful and smart.
Whew, I think I'll go watch some of her movies.
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Also, that's not her ONLY accomplishment. The fact is that she didn't come from a "hard" background, but chose a profession that makes her happy and is lucrative for her.
It's smarter than 99% of us who hate our jobs and do what we can just to stay afloat.
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/25/2010 8:24 PM
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Asia Carrera's education is a widely known fact. I'm not aware that she's a drug addict. Just because she makes a tonne of money doesn't mean she's making it to fuel a habit. Plenty of politicians make millions every year, not all of them are junkies.
Drug addiction is rife in the industry, yes, but mainly in the 'amateur' p**n that you'll find on RedTube. The s**tty stuff you get for free should never be confused with the standards of an industry.
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T. J. Hart at 6/29/2010 2:16 PM
Where do you get your non-facts?
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Jenna Jameson at 6/24/2010 6:08 PM
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Shy Love at 6/24/2010 6:08 PM
Shy Love at 6/24/2010 5:23 PM
Asia Carrera at 6/24/2010 3:42 PM
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Asia Carrera at 6/24/2010 7:56 AM
Asia Carrera at 6/30/2010 12:00 PM
Where do you get Madonna from that sentence?