Chanel Preston is an American

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. She entered the

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in 2010. She was the ''

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'' magazine

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for March 2012.

Early life

Preston was born and raised in

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. She is of English, German, and Spanish descent. At age 19 she moved to

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, where she lived for six years. She worked as a

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for over a year before working in porn. She is also a licensed aesthetician. Preston entered the

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in January 2010, shooting her first scene with

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for Vivid Entertainment's Brand New Faces series. Preston has served as president of the

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Appearances

In February 2012, Chanel Preston was announced by ''

'' magazine to be their

for March 2012. In September 2012, Preston appeared in the

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music video "Get Me Home". Preston co-hosted the 31st annual

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s show alongside Samantha Saint on January 18, 2014. Also in 2014, Preston was on

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's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Most Popular Stars". In 2015 she appeared in the "Bust" music video by rapper

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. Also in January 2014, she was featured alongside

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, and

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in a ''

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'' article titled "4 Porn Stars on How They Stay Fit". The article was inspired by actress

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's comment made on

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about striving to follow the fitness routines of the porn stars she saw at her gym. She has also appeared as an extra on ''

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''.

Other ventures

In March 2014, Preston launched a

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based

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titled ''Naked With Chanel''. According to ''

'', 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. She also hosts a sex-positive podcast named "SexThink" with talk show host and political critic, Rob Nelson.

Awards

* 2010

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- Best New Starlet (Editor's Choice) * 2011 NightMoves Award - Female Performer of the Year (Editor's Choice) * 2011

XBIZ Award XBIZ Awards are given annually to honour "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films" and have been described by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy as being "born out of ...

- New Starlet of the Year * 2011

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- Best New Starlet (tied with Allie Haze) * 2012 NightMoves Award - Best Overall Body (Editor's Choice) * 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

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) * 2013 Sex Award - Hottest Sex Scene - ''Evil Anal 16'' (with Phoenix Marie &

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) * 2014

- Most Outrageous Sex Scene - ''Get My Belt'' (with Ryan Madison) * 2015 Free Speech Coalition Award - Performer of the Year

References

External links

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"I'm a Porn Star, and I Believe in God"
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