Dear Kelli,

Since you know so much about porn stars, who would you say is the most famous porn star of them all? Is this something that changes often and what makes her the most famous? Is it based on how many movies she sales or how big her website is? I am a huge fan of several porn stars and I would love to know what an industry insider thinks about them.

I just so happen to know the answer to your question because besides this website, I also happen to run one in which I compile popularity data about porn stars. I actually started the website because like yourself, many fans over the years have asked me this very questions. They love their favorite stars and they tend to want to know just how famous they are. This website I speak of is called the Fame Registry.  Basically each month I compile a bunch of data from various websites to make up a list of who’s hot and who’s not.

It’s a very complicated process so let me try and explain.  Previously there was no real scientific method of computing fame for porn stars.  Some would try and base it on # of awards won or who was in the best selling movies of the year or whose website has the most members and some people just pulled answers out of their ass.  I was actually reading a magazine who each year compiled a list of their top 100 and it was then I realized that these so called legitimate news sources really were just making it up because they had no real way to know.

So that is when I got to work.  I started out with about 40 names of porn stars.  I literally just pulled them from box covers of recent movies released.  From there I wrote down their official website and Myspace pages.  I first decided to see out of all those pornstars, whose website had the most traffic so I went over to Alexa and ran those numbers.  Next I went thorugh this huge list of awards dating back to the 1980’s and gathered the name of every award that these porn stars have won.  I decided I would track three different types of awards which were AVN awards, F.A.M.E. and XRCO.    This is about the time I complied the first report and based on just that data it gave me a pretty good idea of who was hotter than who but I didn’t want to stop there.  Next I used a source of information that told me how many times each month people used search engines to search for a porn star’s name.  I mean what better way to determine how popular a porn star was than to see how many times each month fans would search for them on the Internet.  Next I wrote down each time each of those stars appeared in Penthouse.  Being chosen to be in a major publication like Penthouse over the other girls surely was a good indicator of fame so then later I expanded it to also include the magazines Hustler and Genesis.

Next I went over to my favorite search engine, Google and Google’d every one of their names.  I wrote down the number of websites that their name appeared in.  This number is known as the Google Keyword Frequency.  Then I decided to see what the cyberspace value of their name would be if their name was a dot com since there was a huge industry that built up over night in the buying and selling of domain names.  So I valued each porn star’s name as in FirstNameLastName.com.   I also through in a report for the Oveture rating for each porn star name.  OVT ratings help value the popularity of keywords that make up a domain names so I figured by that same logic, it could help value the popularity of a porn star’s name.  The final step was MySpace.  I visited each of their MySpace pages and found out how many friends each of them had.   I complied all of this data to make up a huge list of who is more famous than the next. Eventually I expanded the list to include about 100 more porn stars and will continue to add names over time as more and more new girls enter the industry.

Since this list used a variety of sources of data, we weren’t dependent on any one value to determine popularity.  It wasn’t just who had the most awards or who was on the cover of the most magazines but a combination of all of those factors and I think that is the best way to determine who the most famous porn star is. As of December 1, 2008 that is …..

1. Tera Patrick    (last month #1)
2. Jenna Haze    (last month #2)
3. Jesse Jane    (last month #4)
4. Briana Banks (last month #3)
5. Mary Carey    (last month #7)
6. Eva Angelina    (last month #8)
7. Brittney Skye    (last month #12)
8. Belladonna    (last month #6)
9. Sunny Leone (last month #15)
10. Taylor Rain    (last month #5)

Porn Stars Gina Lynn, Tera Patrick and Nicki Hunter will be featured on an upcoming episode of the Secret Lives of women which appears on the Women’s Entertainment network. The WE Network’s “Secret Lives of Women” takes an intimate look at what women are like behind closed doors. It often explores sexuality in a frank and sometimes eye-opening manner. In an upcoming episode, the show will examine the private and public lives of three of the most successful and influential women in the adult film industry.

view 3 video clips of Gina Lynn nude

Prominently featured in the episode are Gina Lynn, Tera Patrick and Nicki Hunter. All three women are successful performers on screen and as feature dancers. They have also moved on to success behind the camera with their own production companies. “Secret Lives” followed Tera, Gina and Nicki around with camera crews, taped at various events and did extensive interviews. In an effort to explore beyond the obvious, the “Secret Lives” crew delved into more than just the usual ‘porn star’ interviews. They talked about business, the pressure of fame and how a woman can balance a career in adult entertainment with a family.

Already a huge star, Tera Patrick has branched out well beyond adult films to become one of the most powerful women in the industry. Tera is a star on the dance circuit, runs her own production company, Teravision, and has her own line of sexy lingerie, Mistress Couture. Tera also gave the crew unprecedented access to her family to offer a new perspective on one of the world’s leading sex symbols.

“No one in my family has done any on-camera interviews until now,” said Tera Patrick. “They wanted to interview my younger sister Debbie and get a different point of view. She was happy to do the piece. Debbie sees my life from a different side and offers things that industry people can’t. She puts some rumors to rest and apparently tells some secrets as well. You’ll have to tune into the episode to see.”

Gina Lynn, whose mainstream credits include “The Sopranos,” Eminem’s “Superman” music videos and several films. Is no stranger to the non-adult side of the business. The cameras followed her as she got a body cast done. “They followed me around in Las Vegas for the Adult Entertainment Expos which was crazy. We had them around for the body cast as well. I’ve done it a few times before. The artist uses the molds to make art pieces and sells them for charity.”

Nicki Hunter, who battled with leukemia last year and has come back into the adult film industry, is also featured.

“My publicist told me they were looking for performers with interesting stories and thought I would be perfect for the episode,” said Hunter. “It was very exciting. The WE network has a great reputation and I knew this wouldn’t be the normal hatchet piece. They wanted to know about more than just Nicki Hunter the porn star. I am also a businesswoman, a wife and a mother. We talked about my company, my battle with leukemia and my relationship with my husband. “I like that they focused on my family, that I can still have sex with other people, enjoy what I do and have a healthy, loving relationship with my husband.”

The episode is scheduled to air:
June 10th(Tues) at 10pm | 9 C
June 11th(Wed) at 1am | 12 C
June 15th(Sun) at 3:30am | 2:30 C
June 17th(Tues) at 11pm | 10 C
June 18th(Wed) at 2am | 1 C

The 2008 F.A.M.E. awards will be hosted soon and today we will be honoring one of the nominees for the award of FAVORITE FEMALE STARLET. Her name is Tory Lane and she shares the nomination for this award with Belladonna, Eva Angelina, Jenna Haze, Jesse Jane, Sasha Grey, Stormy Daniels and Tera Patrick. These are the 8 finalist for this award.

The F.A.M.E. Awards which stands for Fans of Adult Media & Entertainment are the first adult awards show where the fans get a say in who wins as they are the ones who cast the votes for the winners. This year’s winners will be announced on June 7, 2008. For now let us enjoy the nominees!

TORY LANE

Tory Lane is nominated for the Favorite Female Starlet, as well as the award for Dirtiest Girl in Porn, Favorite Oral Starlet, Favorite Anal Starlet and Favorite Breasts. Here we have 3 sexy video clips of Tory Lane for you to enjoy and in celebration of her nomination.

Here are the top selling adult DVDs for the month of May 2008 (week ending Sunday May 25, 2008).
A look at AVN’s sale charts for the month and we see that heating up the sales charts is the one and only Tera Patrick with her new movie Teradise Island 2. That’s sort of expected, people seem to love her for some reason but what surprised me is that Sunny Leone’s movie Sunny Loves Matt is still on the list as with Babysitters. These two movies are still HOT HOT HOT after all this time.

• Teradise Island 2
• Lex the Impaler 3
• Sunny Loves Matt
• Jesse Jane : Fuck Fantasy
• Discovering Alexis Texas
• The Gauntlet 3
• Double Decker Sandwich 11
• Babysitters
• Big Tits at School
• Anal Cavity Search 4

With all the adult movies that come out each month, we sometimes forget to look at who the hot girls are that star in each of these new titles so this week instead of a list of hot selling DVDs, I decided to list off some of the hottest porn stars. Here is my list of the top 20 Porn Stars based on their popularity with search engines. Meaning how many people in any given month search for the specific porn star listed.  If you are interested in keeping up with top porn stars you might like Fame Registry.  They keep a more up to date list based on a variety of criteria.

Jenna Jameson

Jenna Jameson may be retired but she’s still #1 when it comes to the fans with an amazing four times the amount of searches than our #2 starlet.

Tera Patrick

Now that Jenna Jameson has retired most of the top gigs are going to Tera Patrick and she is quickly rising in popularity, although truth be told she’s been in the number two spot for years so she was already sitting pretty.

Briana Banks

Briana Banks is the hot leggy blonde who the fans seem to love! Briana Banks ranks extremely close in popularity to Tera Patrick. The different between the two girls is less than 2,000. Some say that if Briana Banks didn’t take time off to get over her divorce from Bobby Vitale and clean up from ummm “other” thing, she would have by far surpassed Tera Patrick by now.

Amy Reid

Much to my surprise, the next name on the list of top porn stars is Amy Reid. This little cutie isn’t a famous Vivid girl, nor does she work for any big company. She has carved out a name for herself totally on her own and that is pretty darn impressive.

Sylvia Saint

Sylvia Saint has been in the business awhile now and as a result has legions of die hard fans, so it was no surprise when she ended up on the list of top porn stars.

Eva Angelina

Eva Angelina is giving the big named girls a run for their money. Her popularity continues to soar and at this rate I have no doubt she’ll be topping the list within a year or so. She’s super hot, a hard worker and really knows what her fans like to see her do!

Devon

Devon has been around since 1998 and her years of experience really shows when it comes to her work on camera. Her fans love her. The camera loves her. She is Devon. A true goddess in every sense of the word.

Tory Lane

Tory Lane is ferocious on screen. Her love making scenes at times can leave you going, omg how the hell did she do that? Especially when it comes to anal sex. Tory Lane loves cock and every scene she’s ever been in shows just how much.

Kira Kener

If you are looking for an exotic beauty, look no further than the lovely Kira Kener. Although she is no longer with Vivid, much of her fan base remains and looks forward to her return to adult film making.

Lanny Barby

Lanny Barby (aka Lanny Barbie) is probably the fastest growing porn star in terms on Internet popularity. One look at her amazing body and you will know why. Lanny Barby is one of the newer Vivd girls, Lanny Barby is one porn star you will want to check out.

Nina Mercedez

This lovely Latina is recently started her own movie production company and is said to be doing quite well with it. What we do know for sure is that she continues to be one of the top performing porn stars and one lusty Latina we all want to salsa dance with.

Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone is the world’s most famous porn star of Indian heritage. On top of her porn fame Sunny Leone once was asked to be a red carpet reporter for the awards show for MTV India and recently signed on to do a real movie made in Bollywood (India’s own version of Hollywood).

Tawny Roberts

Tawny Roberts is no doubt one of the hottest blondes in the business. Add to that her sweet southern charm and you can’t help but fall in love with her. Despite retiring from performing some two years ago, Tawny Roberts remains in the top. This speaks loudly for how die hard her fans are.

Monica Sweetheart

Monica Sweetheart is an industry veteran now with 8 years behind her and more than 250 titles. Born in Czechoslovakia, this little hottie has proven she has staying power.

Janine

Janine has been around longer than really anyone else on the list and after all these years still remains top of her game. Janine started out performing in lesbian only flicks but just a few years ago changed that and took on some studs. Janine has been a fan favorite from almost the very first movie she ever did and has stayed in the top of the charts for the entire span of her very long adult career.

Sunrise Adams

When you think of a cute little blonde from the south, you can’t help but think of Sunrise Adams with her soft eyes and big smile. Best known probably as the neice of porn star Sunset Thomas, Sunrise Adams is fast becoming a mega star in her own right.

Tiffany Taylor

Tiffany Taylor was in the industry from 2004 to 2007, during which time it is estimated she did about 90 movies. This is amazing considering that your average Vivid Girl does about 6 or 7 per year. Tiffany is now living in Florida attending college but luckily we still have all of her super hot sexy movies to remember her by.

Savanna Samson

Savanna Samson is probably the hardest working Vivid Girl the company has right now. She seems to star in more movies for Vivid than any of their other contract girl they have and she has even written a script or two and has plans on a career directing movies as well.

Monique Alexander

Monique Alexander seems to be Vivid’s favorite star right now as they seem to give her all the choice rolls. She signed with them in 2004 and has been with them every since.

Lucy Lee

Lucy Lee seems to be the top Asian star right now in the business. Lucy Lee is said to have chose her stage name of Lucy Lee as everybody was calling her Lucy Liu because of the resemblance to the actress. She decided on Lee as a last name because it is Korean and that is her heritage. Although most asian girls typically have a small frame including small breasts, not so with Lucy Lee. Although she is very tiny, not so much with her enhanced breasts. They are more Pamela Anderson than Lucy Liu like.

Now that Jenna Jameson has retired, Tera Patrick is officially the world’s most famous porn star. In this photo set Tera is taking on not one but two sexy studs.  You can see the rankings of all the top porn stars at sites like Fame Registry.  This site shows Tera Patrick is now sitting pretty in the #1 spot.

click here to view the photos of Tera in this hot threesome

With the retirement of Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick is now officially the world’s most famous porn star, followed closely by Briana Banks and Jenna Haze.  Sites like Fame Registry keep up with all of this fame rating goodness.

Here we have some photos of Tera Patrick in her early days, before she was a super famous porn star. click here to view them now.

I honestly think I prefer this earlier Tera.  It’s not just that she was  little smaller frame but also her boobs were a tad smaller, looking more real and the big difference of course being the lack of tattoos.  I don’t know, maybe it’s just me but I prefer an inkless Tera Patrick over how she is today.

Tera Patrick began her adult career as a nude model and in the late 1990’s made the transition to movies. Tera Patrick signed an exclusive contract with Digital Playground and quickly became their biggest star. Some would go as far to say that Tera Patrick made them … although I can’t say if that is true or not, what we do know is that prior to them signing Tera Patrick, they were practically unheard of. Tera Patrick’s popularity continued to rise and so did their profits. In December of 2002 Tera Patrick had enough. She wasn’t being paid for all of her work and she filed a lawsuit against Digital Playground. A year later Tera Patrick decided she needed to take control of her career and signed an exclusive deal with Vivid Video, despite all the legal troubles with Digital Playground.

With Vivid’s marketing machine behind Tera she began to work on her own line of movies and Tera Patrick became the 2nd most famous porn star in the world, only behind Jenna Jameson. Tera Patrick has only continued to rise in popularity, while Jenna’s popularity has declined. From 2006 to 2007 the number of people searching for the phrase Jenna Jameson went down by more than half, by Tera Patrick’s popularity has increased. In the end Jenna Jameson technical reigns supreme, but Tera Patrick is quickly catching up on her. VIEW ALL 17 TERA PATRICK PHOTOS