Chanel Preston

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| birth_place = Alaska, United States

| nationality = American

| years_active = 2010–

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Chanel Preston is an American pornographic film actress. She was the Penthouse magazine Penthouse Pet for March 2012.

Early life

Preston was born and raised in Alaska.{{cite web |url=http://www.xtrememagazine.com/2010/12/chanel-preston/ |title=Chanel Preston: Sweet Home Hawaii |first=Maya |last=Cherry |date=December 1, 2010 |work=Xtreme |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703053346/http://www.xtrememagazine.com/2010/12/chanel-preston/ |archive-date=July 3, 2015}}

Career

= Appearances =

In February 2012, Preston was announced by Penthouse magazine to be their Penthouse Pet for March 2012.{{cite web |url=http://penthousemagazine.com/issues/2012/penthouse-magazine-march-2012/ |title=Penthouse Magazine March 2012 |date=2012-02-14 |website=Penthousemagazine.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711115641/http://penthousemagazine.com/issues/2012/penthouse-magazine-march-2012/ |archive-date=2013-07-11 |url-status=unfit}} In September 2012, Preston appeared in the Russ Irwin music video "Get Me Home".{{cite magazine |title=Chanel Preston in Russ Irwin's 'Get Me Home' Music Video |magazine=XBIZ Premiere |date=November 2012 |volume=7 |issue=11 |page=24 |issn=1949-3339}}

Preston co-hosted the 31st annual AVN Awards show alongside Samantha Saint on January 18, 2014. Also in 2014, Preston was on CNBC's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Most Popular Stars".{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Chris |title=The Dirty Dozen 2014 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/01/10/the-dirty-dozen-2013.html |access-date=27 December 2023 |publisher=CNBC |date=13 January 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2014/jan/17/q-2014-avn-awards-co-host-chanel-preston-previews-/ |title=Q+A: 2014 AVN Awards co-host Chanel Preston previews 'Oscars of Porn' |first=Robin |last=Leach |author-link=Robin Leach |date=2014-01-17 |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124000114/http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2014/jan/17/q-2014-avn-awards-co-host-chanel-preston-previews-/ |archive-date=2014-01-24 |url-status=dead}} In 2015 she appeared in the "Bust" music video by rapper Waka Flocka Flame.{{cite magazine |last1=Ramirez |first1=Erika |title=Exclusive: Watch Waka Flocka Flame & Pornhub Records' NSFW 'Bust' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/waka-flocka-flame-bust-video-watch-pornhub-records-6523893/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=2 April 2015}}

Also in January 2014, she was featured alongside Dana DeArmond, Asa Akira, and Jessie Andrews in a Cosmopolitan article titled "4 Porn Stars on How They Stay Fit".{{cite web |last1=Wischhover |first1=Cheryl |title=4 Porn Stars on How They Stay Fit |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/news/a5460/porn-stars-talk-fitness-and-body-image/ |website=Cosmopolitan |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=30 January 2014}} The article was inspired by actress Gabrielle Union's comment made on Conan O'Brien's talk show about striving to follow the fitness routines of the porn stars she saw at her gym.{{cite magazine |last= |title=Cosmo turns to porn stars for fitness tips |magazine=Adult Video News |date=March 2014 |volume=30 |issue=3 |page=26 |issn=0883-7090}} She has also appeared as an extra on Sons of Anarchy.

= Other ventures =

In March 2014, Preston launched a sex education based web series titled Naked with Chanel.{{cite web |last1=Breslaw |first1=Anna |title=Porn Star Launches Awesome Sex-Positive Webseries |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a21465/naked-with-chanel-preston/ |website=Cosmopolitan |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=3 March 2014}} According to Cosmopolitan, the series "examines how our society and upbringing influences our ideas about sex". In order to fund the series, Preston used the fundraising website IndieGogo. Her 2013 campaign generated enough to build the series' website and to film several episodes.{{cite web |author1=Darklady |title=NakedWithChanel.com Examines America's Relationship With Sex |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/nakedwithchanel-com-examines-america-s-relationship-with-sex-550938.html |website=AVN |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=3 Mar 2014}}

Preston has served as president of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee{{cite book |last1=Berg |first1=Heather |title=Porn Work: Sex, Labor, and Late Capitalism |date=2021 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |location=Chapel Hill |isbn=978-1-4696-6193-3 |page=191}}{{cite web |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/182929/apac-announces-board-of-directors-election-results |title=APAC Announces Board of Directors Election Results |work=XBIZ |last=Johnson |first=Bob |date=August 4, 2014 |accessdate=October 16, 2021}} and hosted a sex-positive podcast named "SexThink" with talk show host and political critic, Rob Nelson.{{cite web |url=http://sexthink.libsyn.com/ |title=SexThink |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620182622/http://sexthink.libsyn.com/ |archive-date=2018-06-20 |url-status=dead}}{{Third-party inline|date=December 2023}}

Awards

2010 NightMoves Award – Best New Starlet (Editor's Choice){{cite web |last1=Javors |first1=Steve |title=NightMoves Announces 2010 Awards Winners |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/nightmoves-announces-2010-awards-winners-415547.html |website=AVN |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=13 Oct 2010}}
2011 NightMoves Award – Female Performer of the Year (Editor's Choice){{cite web |author1= |title=NightMoves Awards Announces 2011 Winners |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/nightmoves-awards-announces-2011-winners-450509.html |website=AVN |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=10 Oct 2011}}
2011 XBIZ Award – New Starlet of the Year{{cite press release |title=2011 XBIZ Awards Announced Last Night |url=https://avn.com/business/press-release/video/2011-xbiz-awards-announced-last-night-426415.html |website=AVN |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=10 Feb 2011}}
2011 XRCO Award – Best New Starlet (tied with Allie Haze){{cite web |last1=Warren |first1=Peter |title=2011 XRCO Award Winners Announced |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/2011-xrco-award-winners-announced-432456.html |website=AVN |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=14 Apr 2011}}
2012 NightMoves Award – Best Overall Body (Editor's Choice){{cite web |url=http://www.nightmovesonline.com/21st-annual-nightmoves-awards-show/past-winner-history/ |title=Past Winner History |publisher=NightMoves Online |access-date=2015-08-18}}
2013 NightMoves Award – Female Performer of the Year (Fan's Choice)
2013 XBIZ Award – Best Scene (Gonzo/Non-Feature Release) – Nacho Invades America 2 (with Nacho Vidal){{cite web |last1=MIller |first1=Dan |title=2013 XBIZ Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/158425/2013-xbiz-award-winners-announced |website=XBIZ |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=12 January 2013}}
2013 Sex Award – Hottest Sex Scene – Evil Anal 16 (with Phoenix Marie & Manuel Ferrara){{cite web |last1=Blocks |first1=Iris |title=The Fans Speak: The Sex Awards Debuts to Huge Turnout |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/the-fans-speak-the-sex-awards-debuts-to-huge-turnout-532225.html |website=AVN |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=10 Oct 2013}}
2014 AVN Award – Most Outrageous Sex Scene – Get My Belt (with Ryan Madison){{cite web |last1=Neuwave |first1=Robert |title=AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/avn-announces-the-winners-of-the-2014-avn-awards-544448.html |website=AVN |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=21 Jan 2014}}
2015 Free Speech Coalition Award – Performer of the Year{{cite web |author1= |title=FSC Award Recipients Announced |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/fsc-award-recipients-announced-584097.html |website=AVN |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=9 Jan 2015}}