Lana Rhoades is an American internet personality, podcaster and former pornographic film actress.[2] She has appeared in publications such as Hustler, Penthouse and Playboy.[3]

Lana Rhoades
Rhoades at the 2017 AVN Awards
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Internet personality
  • podcaster
Children1
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
Genres
Subscribers1.01 million[1]
Total views21.5 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers

Last updated: October 14, 2024

Early life

Rhoades was raised by a single mother in a suburb of Chicago with an older sister who suffered from schizophrenia. According to Rhoades, most of the household's attention was devoted to caring for her sister, leaving little love or guidance for her. She came to admire the glamorous lifestyle of Playboy models such as Anna Nicole Smith who were featured on the TV series The Girls Next Door.[2]

According to Rhoades, she began using narcotics with her first boyfriend and acted as an accomplice in several burglaries. When she was 16, she was sentenced to youth detention until the age of 21 at the Warrenville Youth Center. She was released for good behavior after one year, having obtained her GED certificate. After her release, she made her first foray into legal sex work, hostessing at a Tilted Kilt restaurant and performing in a strip club.[2]

Career

Rhoades began her professional adult film career aged 19 in 2016[4] and left the industry by late 2017.[5] Following a stint of approximately a year in pornographic films, she transitioned into a career as a social media influencer.[2] By 2019, she was the most-searched actress on Pornhub, garnering 345 million views.[2][6] In February 2020, she was hired by Brazzers as a marketing consultant.[7]

Rhoades has been open about exploitation and abuse in pornography,[5] and has discouraged other women from entering the industry.[2] She has stated that she earns hundreds of thousands of dollars per month by posting nude photos and videos to OnlyFans, which allows her to control how her body is portrayed.[2]

In 2021, Rhoades began to promote the cryptocurrency PAWGcoin,[8] and developed an NFT image project in November of that year which was launched in 2022. After the launch, she transferred out 509 ethereum (ETH) worth $1.5m, abandoning her NFT project following the $1.8m launch, according to internet investigator Coffeezilla.[9][10]

Rhoades co-hosts the podcast 3 Girls 1 Kitchen,[2][11] and designed a lingerie line with Yandy, whose parent company is Playboy.[2]

Personal life

Rhoades announced on her podcast 3 Girls 1 Kitchen that she gave birth to a son in January 2022.[12] According to a 2021 Playboy profile, she owns two houses, in Los Angeles and in Chicago.[2]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "About Lana Rhoades". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Addario, Lynsey (2 March 2021). "The Road to Lana Rhoades". Playboy. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ Morris, Chris (24 January 2018). "Call 'Em the Dirty Dozen: The 12 Most Popular Stars in Adult Entertainment". Fortune. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ Miller, Dan (3 June 2016). "Lana Rhoades Discusses Porn Debut". AVN. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b Aspinall, Georgia (7 June 2021). "Why Can't We Reconcile Motherhood With Sexual Agency? The Reaction To Lana Rhoades' Pregnancy Proves We Still Have Work To Do". Grazia. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Quién es Lana Rhoades, la actriz que le quitó la corona del porno a Mia Khalifa" [Who is Lana Rhoades, the actress who took the crown of porn from Mia Khalifa]. GQ (in Spanish). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ Warren, Peter (27 February 2020). "Brazzers Recruits Lana Rhoades as Creative Collaborator". AVN. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ^ Zweig, Jason (19 June 2021). "You Can't Invest Without Trading. You Can Trade Without Investing". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ^ Ešnerová, Daniela (25 February 2022). "Lana Rhoades abandons her NFT project following $1.8m launch". Capital.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  10. ^ "La exactriz porno Lana Rhoades creó su propio NFT y les robó 1,8 millones de dólares a sus compradores" [Former porn actress Lana Rhoades created her own NFT and stole $1.8 million from her buyers]. La Nación (in Spanish). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Ex-atriz pornô Lana Rhoades desabafa sobre pressão na indústria de entretenimento adulto" [Former porn star Lana Rhoades speaks out about pressure in the adult entertainment industry]. G1 (in Portuguese). 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  12. ^ Rhoades, Lana (11 June 2022). "We're Back!!!: 3 Girls 1 Kitchen: S3E1" (video). Lana Rhoades. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via YouTube.
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  14. ^ "2017 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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  20. ^ Neuwave, Robert. "Winners Announced Of 27th Annual NightMoves Awards AVN". AVN. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Winners Announced for 2020 Pornhub Awards". XBIZ. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2023.