Stacy Valentine (born August 9, 1970) is an American former

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. She is a member of both the AVN and

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Halls of Fame.2012 AVN Award nominee
(archived at

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, January 2, 2012)

Biography

Adopted by her parents in

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and married at a young age, Valentine posed for ''

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'' magazine's "Girl Next Door" amateur photo contest. She won the contest and parlayed this into a follow-up spread in ''

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'' magazine. While shooting for ''Hustler'' in Mexico, she posed for a boy-girl layout for ''Hustler''’s offshoot magazine, ''Rage''. She enjoyed the shoot and agreed to perform in Coast-to-Coast's hardcore film ''Bikini Beach 4''. A week after filming, she returned home, packed up her belongings, left her husband, and moved to

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to become a full-time adult actress.Stacey Valentine feature (2000)
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Valentine took her

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from the fact that she appeared in her first

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on February 14, 1996. Her last film was made exactly four years later in 2000. Valentine knew early on that she did not want to be in the adult industry too long. "The goal when you get into the business is that you want to be a contract girl and you want to get the awards. I was a contract girl. I got the awards. I fought very hard to climb that ladder and I would be damned if I was going to climb down it. So I thought, this is a perfect time to make my exit." As of 2010, Valentine lived in

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, working as a director and model recruiter for ''

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'' magazine. She previously held the same job title working from Florida. As of 2015, she was still working for Penthouse, with the professional title "West Coast Creative Director".

''The Girl Next Door''

In the late-1990s, Valentine spent two years filming as the subject of a 1999 documentary called ''The Girl Next Door'', by director Christine Fugate (not to be confused with the 2004 feature film of the same name). The movie also featured other adult film performers such as

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and

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. The ''

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'' review of the film said:

Awards and nominations

* 1997

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winner – Best New Starlet * 1997 Editor's Choice – Best New Starlet * 1998 F.O.X.E. Award – Female Fan Favorite (shared with

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& Stephanie Swift) * 1998

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) * 1999 Barcelona International Award – Best Actress * 2009

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inductee * 2012

AVN Hall of Fame The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.

References

External links

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"''The Girl Next Door''" review

Stacey Valentine - Interview

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