Monique Alexander is an American

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, nude model, and 2017 AVN Hall of Fame inductee. Alexander has also been an advocate for free speech and sex education, and has appeared on ''Fox News'' and in a debate at

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addressing these topics. In addition to her pornographic work, she has had several cameo appearances in mainstream films and television shows.

Career

Alexander began working in the

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as a stripper in

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when she was 18 years old to supplement her daytime earnings as a

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. She started performing in

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in 2001 beginning with a girl-girl scene. In addition to a catalog of solely girl-girl

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work, she appeared in a handful of softcore erotic films produced by HBO and

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such as ''

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'', ''The Sex Spa'', '' Sex House'', and ''Voyeur: Inside Out''. Alexander was a contract girl for

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from 2004 to 2009. After years of appearing only in girl-girl scenes, she began appearing in boy-girl scenes in 2005, including an interactive

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and a feature role with

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in Vivid's ''Lexie and Monique Love Rocco''. She was a Trophy Girl at the 2002 AVN Awards ceremony in

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Mainstream acting

Alexander appeared in a mainstream film entitled '' Spider's Web'' with

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and

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in 2002. Alexander made a

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in the Season 3 finale of the HBO series ''

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''. In 2007, she became a

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on National Lampoon Comedy Radio's ''The Phil Show''. She also appeared in the 2009 action film '' Crank: High Voltage''.

Advocacy

Alexander was invited to the

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show ''

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'' to discuss a nonpartisan study that found that abstinence-only programs for teens do not work, whereas safe sex education programming was highly successful. Alexander discussed what being a Vivid Girl meant to her as well as her preference for hands-on

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, with the segment airing on November 10, 2007. On February 15, 2008, she and

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represented the industry in a debate at

against pornography opponents Craig Gross (founder of the XXX Church) and Donnie Pauling, a former porn producer, and the debate was aired on

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's '' Nightline''. In 2017, Alexander starred in a public service campaign encouraging parents to discuss sexual health education with their children, noting that children are likely to see pornography at some point in their childhood, and need to be informed that what is portrayed in pornography is an unrealistic representation of sexual behavior.

Personal life

Alexander describes herself as "truly bisexual".

Awards

References

External links

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