Angel Porrino (born May 6, 1989) is an American

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and

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, best known for appearing on the E! network's

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show ''

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'' as

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's personal assistant/best friend. She was one of the stars of ''

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'' at

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, leaving the show in 2014.

Early life

Porrino grew up in Las Vegas. In her youth, she studied modern dance at Preston's Class Act Dance and Gymnastics and Dance Fx of Las Vegas until she was a freshman in high school. She attended Mountain View Christian School where she was a cheerleader and became student body president.

Personal life

She first met Holly Madison (then one of

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's girlfriends) in 2007 when Porrino went to

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, to test for ''

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'', as depicted on the television show ''

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''. She was not signed as a Playmate, but her friendship with Madison remained, and she appeared on ''The Girls Next Door'' show again in 2008, the only girl there who did not appear in the magazine. She and her son Roman (born in 2009) lived in Madison's house in

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as of 2010. Porrino briefly mentioned in ''

'' that she was married to Roman's father, but they later divorced. For Porrino's 21st birthday, Madison paid for Porrino to undergo surgery in order to enlarge her breasts, reportedly up to three cup sizes larger.

Career

For one week from September 13–19, 2010, Porrino substituted for Madison as Bo Peep in the lead role of ''

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'', a production show at

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. The show's producers then signed Porrino to a contract under which she filled in for Madison in the lead role for nine weeks during 2011. Porrino returned to the lead role in ''Peepshow'' temporarily in 2012 after Madison left the show during her pregnancy. On April 19, 2011, Porrino debuted a starring role in

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's show ''

'', a carnival burlesque themed show at

, Las Vegas. Porrino also appeared in the music video "Bad" by The Cab.

References

External links

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