Gianna Dior

{{Short description|American pornographic film actress and model (born 1997)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Gianna Dior

| image = Gianna Dior.jpg

| caption = Dior in 2019

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|05|12}}

| birth_place = California, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|pornographic film actress|erotic photography model}}

| height = 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

| years_active =2018–present

}}

Gianna Dior (born May 12, 1997{{r|Dior 2021}}) is an American pornographic film actress and erotic photography model.{{Cite web |author= |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Former Adult Performer Gianna Dior On Why It's Essential To Take A Leap of Faith And Follow Your Dreams |url=https://radaronline.com/p/dianna-dior-on-taking-leap-of-faith-following-your-dreams/ |access-date=May 20, 2023 |website=RadarOnline |language=en-US}} She is the winner of multiple awards including the 2020 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and the 2022 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year.{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Dan |title=Doing the Work: Best New Starlet Gianna Dior on What Drives Her |url=https://avn.com/news/video/gianna-dior-169044 |access-date=May 19, 2025 |work=AVN |date=April 1, 2020}}

Early life and education

Dior was born in California on May 12, 1997{{cite tweet |last=Dior |first=Gianna |user=TheGiannaDior |number=1422704524297261057 |title=let's set things straight. / legal name: Gianna Dior (yes i changed it) / bday: May 12, 1997 / birth place: California [...] |access-date=May 19, 2025}} and grew up in small town near Auburn, Alabama. She is of Italian and Native American descent. Both of her parents were in the military. Dior attended Auburn University, where she studied psychology.{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Dan |title=Fresh Faces: Gianna Dior |url=https://avn.com/news/video/fresh-faces-gianna-dior-164649 |access-date=May 19, 2025 |work=AVN |date=September 6, 2018}}

Career

After noticing Dior on Tinder, a porn agent in Miami approached her to shoot adult scenes. Following that, she made her debut at the age of 21 in May 2018.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Helen |date=July 11, 2019 |title=Generation Porn on Channel 4:Meet Gianna Dior and Gia on Instagram! |url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/channel-4/generation-porn-on-channel-4-meet-gianna-dior-and-gia-on-instagram-11-07-2019 |access-date=May 20, 2023 |website=Reality Titbit |language=en-US |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520131015/https://www.realitytitbit.com/channel-4/generation-porn-on-channel-4-meet-gianna-dior-and-gia-on-instagram-11-07-2019 |url-status=dead}} Her stage name Gianna Dior was chosen by her first agent who wanted to find something that recalled her Italian origins.{{Cite web |last=XBIZ |date=October 8, 2021 |title=Gianna Dior Reflects on Stellar Career, 'Psychosexual' Showcase |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/262066/gianna-dior-reflects-on-stellar-career-psychosexual-showcase |access-date=May 20, 2023 |website=XBIZ |language=en}} In September 2018 she was named as the Penthouse Pet of the Month. In 2019, Dior became the Penthouse Pet of the Year.{{Cite web |title=Gianna Dior |url=https://penthouse.com/pets/gianna-dior/ |access-date=May 20, 2023 |website=Penthouse |language=en-US}}

In 2020, Dior rose to industry prominence by winning Best New Starlet Award at both the AVN and XRCO Awards.{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Dan |title=Gianna Dior: The Female Performer of the Year Interview |url=https://avn.com/news/video/gianna-dior-the-female-performer-of-the-year-interview-173244 |access-date=May 19, 2025 |work=AVN |date=May 2, 2022}} She also won the award for Best Boy/Girl sex scene with Mick Blue. This feat of winning the New Starlet Award and award for Best Boy/Girl sex scene was last achieved by Jenna Jameson in 1996. The same year, she did her first anal sex scene for Evil Angel with Markus Dupree. In 2022, at the AVN Awards she won four awards, including Female Performer of the Year, becoming the third actress ever to win the Best Performer Award after winning the Best New Starlet Award.{{Cite web |author= |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Debunking Myths One Stereotype at a Time: Gianna Dior Shines a Light on the Truth Behind the Adult Entertainment Industry |url=https://www.swaggermagazine.com/entertainment/debunking-myths-one-stereotype-at-a-time-gianna-dior-shines-a-light-on-the-truth-behind-the-adult-entertainment-industry/ |access-date=May 20, 2023 |website=Swagger |language=en-US}}

Personal life

In March 2021, Dior became partially paralyzed due to rejection of vitamin B12 by her body; which caused damage to her spinal cord. After one month of treatment and rehabilitation, she recuperated.{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Austin |title=2022 AVN Awards Deliver Big Breakthroughs, Golden Moments |url=https://avn.com/news/video/2022-avn-awards-wrapup-172730 |access-date=May 19, 2025 |work=AVN |date=January 23, 2022}}

Awards

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|+ List of accolades received by Gianna Dior''

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! colspan="3" style="background:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"| Awards

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Award

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;AVN Awards

|{{won|12}}

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;XBIZ Awards

|{{won|1}}

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;Penthouse

|{{won|2}}

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;XRCO Awards

|{{won|2}}

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;Total number of wins

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|{{won|17}}

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Year !Event !Award !Film
2018 \|rowspan=2\|Penthouse \|September Pet of the Month \|rowspan=3 {{n/a}}
2019 \|Penthouse Pet of the Year
rowspan=3\|2020 \|rowspan=2\|AVN Award \|Best New Starlet
Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene {{small\|(with Mick Blue)}} \|Unlocked
XRCO Award \|Best New Starlet \|{{n/a}}
rowspan=2\|2021 \|rowspan=6\|AVN Award \|Best Oral Sex Scene \|Gianna Dior: Blowjob With Eye Contact
Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G {{small\|(with Scarlit Scandal & Rob Piper)}} \|Muse
rowspan=6\|2022 \|Female Performer of the Year \|{{n/a}}
Best Anal Sex Scene {{small\|(with Mick Blue)}} \|rowspan=4\|Psychosexual
Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene {{small\|(with Troy Francisco)}}
Best Tag-Team Sex Scene {{small\|(with Jax Slayher & Rob Piper)}}
XBIZ Award \|Performer Showcase of the Year
XRCO Award \|Female Performer of the Year {{small\|(tied with Emily Willis)}} \|{{n/a}}
rowspan=3\|2023 \|rowspan=4\|AVN Award \|Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene {{small\|(with Vanna Bardot)}} \|Heat Wave
Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene {{small\|(with Jill Kassidy & Natalia Nix)}} \|Close Up
Best Tag-Team Sex Scene {{small\|(with Mick Blue & Steve Holmes)}} \|Gianna 4 You
2024 \|Best Foursome/Orgy Scene {{small\|(with Kylie Rocket, Richard Mann, & Dwayne Fox)}} \|Blacked Raw V70, All for Us

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Year

!Event

!Award

!Film

2018

|rowspan=2|Penthouse

|September Pet of the Month

|rowspan=3 {{n/a}}

2019

|Penthouse Pet of the Year

rowspan=3|2020