Gianna Dior

Gianna Dior (born May 12, 1997^[1]) is an American pornographic film actress and erotic photography model.^[2] She is the winner of multiple awards including the 2020 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and the 2022 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year.^[3]

Gianna Dior
Dior in 2019
Born	(1997-05-12) May 12, 1997 (age 28) California, U.S.
Occupations	pornographic film actress erotic photography model
Years active	2018–present
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Early life and education

Dior was born in California on May 12, 1997^[1] and grew up in small town near Auburn, Alabama. She is of Italian and Native American descent. Both of her parents were in the military. Dior attended Auburn University, where she studied psychology.^[4]

Career

After noticing Dior on Tinder, a porn agent in Miami approached her to shoot adult scenes. Following that, she made her debut at the age of 21 in May 2018.^[5] Her stage name Gianna Dior was chosen by her first agent who wanted to find something that recalled her Italian origins.^[6] In September 2018 she was named as the Penthouse Pet of the Month. In 2019, Dior became the Penthouse Pet of the Year.^[7]

In 2020, Dior rose to industry prominence by winning Best New Starlet Award at both the AVN and XRCO Awards.^[8] She also won the award for Best Boy/Girl sex scene with Mick Blue. This feat of winning the New Starlet Award and award for Best Boy/Girl sex scene was last achieved by Jenna Jameson in 1996. The same year, she did her first anal sex scene for Evil Angel with Markus Dupree. In 2022, at the AVN Awards she won four awards, including Female Performer of the Year, becoming the third actress ever to win the Best Performer Award after winning the Best New Starlet Award.^[9]

Personal life

In March 2021, Dior became partially paralyzed due to rejection of vitamin B12 by her body; which caused damage to her spinal cord. After one month of treatment and rehabilitation, she recuperated.^[10]

Awards

List of accolades received by Gianna Dior

Awards Award Won AVN Awards 12 XBIZ Awards 1 Penthouse 2 XRCO Awards 2
Total number of wins
Totals	17
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Year	Event	Award	Film
2018	Penthouse	September Pet of the Month	—
2019		Penthouse Pet of the Year
2020	AVN Award	Best New Starlet
		Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene (with Mick Blue)	Unlocked
	XRCO Award	Best New Starlet	—
2021	AVN Award	Best Oral Sex Scene	Gianna Dior: Blowjob With Eye Contact
		Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G (with Scarlit Scandal & Rob Piper)	Muse
2022		Female Performer of the Year	—
		Best Anal Sex Scene (with Mick Blue)	Psychosexual
		Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene (with Troy Francisco)
		Best Tag-Team Sex Scene (with Jax Slayher & Rob Piper)
	XBIZ Award	Performer Showcase of the Year
	XRCO Award	Female Performer of the Year (tied with Emily Willis)	—
2023	AVN Award	Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene (with Vanna Bardot)	Heat Wave
		Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Jill Kassidy & Natalia Nix)	Close Up
		Best Tag-Team Sex Scene (with Mick Blue & Steve Holmes)	Gianna 4 You
2024		Best Foursome/Orgy Scene (with Kylie Rocket, Richard Mann, & Dwayne Fox)	Blacked Raw V70, All for Us