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Sunny Leone
Birthdate: May 13, 1981 (1981-05-13) (age 26)
Birth location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada[1]
Birth name: Karen Maholtra[2]
Measurements: 34C-24-34[1]
Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Weight: 110 lb (50 kg)[1]
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Black
Natural bust: No (after August 2007)[3]
Orientation: Bisexual[4]
Ethnicity: Indian
Official web site
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Sunny Leone (born May 13, 1981 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is an Indian-Canadian model and pornographic actress. She is best known for winning Penthouse magazine's Pet of the Year title for 2003. She is also noted for being one of the few pornographic actresses with an Indian Punjabi[2][5] Sikh[6] background. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 399 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (682 × 1,024 pixels, file size: 227 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For other uses, see Birthday (disambiguation). ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (city population 71,419, census area population 88,793, in 2006). ... Stature redirects here. ... Weight, in the context of human body weight measurements in the medical sciences and in sports is a measurement of mass, and is thus expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg), or units of force such as pounds (lb). ... Look up pound in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kg redirects here. ... Brown eyes redirects here. ... Hair color is the result of pigmentation due to the presence of the chemicals of melanin and phaeomelanin. ... A breast implant is a prosthesis used to enlarge the size of a womans breasts (known as breast augmentation, breast enlargement, mammoplasty enlargement, augmentation mammoplasty or the common slang term boob job) for cosmetic reasons; to reconstruct the breast (e. ... Sexual orientation refers to the direction of an individuals sexuality, usually conceived of as classifiable according to the sex or gender of the persons whom the individual finds sexually attractive. ... This is a list of ethnic groups. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (city population 71,419, census area population 88,793, in 2006). ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Indo-Canadians are Canadians whose origins trace back to the Indian sub-continent, often referred to in this way because the term Indian has been used more often to reference the Aboriginals of Canada. ... A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφια pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of harlots) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but (according to some) distinct from, erotica. ... Penthouse, a mens magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and soft-core pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star (also spelled as pornstar) is somebody who appears in pornographic films or photographs, live sex shows or peep shows. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjābÄ« in ShāhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ...

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Career

Leone's father was born in Tibet and raised in New Delhi, while her mother is from a small town in the mountains called Nahan.[7] Her family moved to California in 1996. After graduating high school in 1999, she began modeling and eventually transitioned into nude modeling. Leone began appearing in many magazines and websites in the nude, and eventually posed in a layout for Penthouse magazine in 2001 (Pet of the Month March), as well as being featured in the Holiday 2001 edition of Hustler magazine as a Hustler Honey. Her popularity and beauty allowed her to win the 2003 Penthouse Pet of the Year award. She mostly does softcore modeling and videos, both solo and lesbian. This article is about historical/cultural Tibet. ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, pornography, fashion, advertising, etc. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Hustler (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Penthouse Pets Models who have appeared in Penthouse magazine. ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ...


She has signed an exclusive contract with Vivid Entertainment, where she has now moved into hardcore videos, though only lesbian. In 2004, she was part of "No more Bush Girls", where along with several other popular adult actresses, they shaved off their pubic hair in protest of the Bush presidency. Her first release under vivid was titled Sunny[8], and was followed by her 2006 release, Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone (which took four days to film[9]). She was the first Vivid star to have such an interactive feature ever. Vivid Entertainment Group is one of the worlds largest adult film producers, featuring a popular catalog of VHS and DVD titles and Internet content[1]. Vivid specializes in high-production-value movies, filmed in exotic locations and shot with professional lighting and quality cinematography. ...


In June 2006, Leone became an American citizen.[9]


Her follow up movie "Sunny and Cher" was released in October 2006, and her most recent release was "The Female Gardener" which was released in January 2007. She stars in the remake of "Debbie does Dallas...Again", the first Vivid movie to be released on Blu-Ray Disc and HD DVD, starring as Christie, released in April 2007. Her last movie released to date was "It's Sunny in Brazil".


On May 9, 2007, Sunny Leone announced that she has signed a deal to appear in up to six more movies for Vivid Entertainment. As part of the contract, she will be performing with men for the first time in her adult career. Her first movie under the new contract will be titled "Sunny Loves Matt", and will co-star Matt Erickson,[10] who is her fiancé.[3].The Movie is set for release March 2008 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


Personal life

In an interview for pmpnetwork.com she has admitted that had she never left Canada, she would have been a different person and not gone into the adult industry. Her parents (who are both of Indian descent) are aware of her career and support her, although they want her to discontinue it. She has one brother. She is finishing college and intends to become a pediatric nurse. She currently lives with her boyfriend in Sacramento, California. She writes about her life on her official blog. In an interview with the Toronto Star, she has indicated that she will be getting married in March 2008.[5] Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants and children. ... This article is about the occupation. ... Sacramento redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Awards

  • 2007 AVN Award for Best Interactive DVD – Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone[11]

The AVN Awards are given annually by the adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor achievement in the field of adult video. ...

External links

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Sunny Leone. AVN (2007-06-20). Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
  2. ^ a b Jatinder Dhoot (2007-07-27). Road Less Traveled Looks Sunny (Virtual Paper) pg 31. CanIndia News. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  3. ^ a b Jared Rutter (2007-08-31). On the Set: Sunny Loves Matt. AVN. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  4. ^ Maya Cherry. Sunny Leone Gets Dirty. Xtreme Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
  5. ^ a b Sonia M. Kandathil (2007-10-11). Sunny Leone on life as a desi adult star. Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
  6. ^ Parveen Chopra (2007-11-01). Desi porn star strikes it rich, to marry. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  7. ^ Luke Ford. Interview. lukeisback.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  8. ^ Dan Millar (2005-11-1). Vivid to Ship Sunny. AVN. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
  9. ^ a b Big D (2006-07-06). Inside Sunny Leone. XRentDVD. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  10. ^ David Sullivan (2007-05-13). Sunny Leone Renews Vivid Contract, Will Perform with Men. AVN. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  11. ^ 2007 AVN Award Winners Announced. AVN (2007-01-16). Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
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