Sunny leone

Karenjit Kaur Vohra[6] (born May 13, 1981),[1] better known by her stage name Sunny Leone (pronounced /ˈsəniːliːˈoʊnˈiː/), is an Indo-Canadian and American actress, businesswoman, model and former pornographic actress.[7][8] She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 and was a contract star for Vivid Entertainment. Named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010, she has also played roles in independent mainstream films and television shows. She later made her successful Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt's erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012) followed by Jackpot (2013) and Ragini MMS 2 (2014).

Early life

Leone was born in Sarnia, Ontario to Sikh Punjabi parents.[3][dead link] Her father was born in Tibet and raised in Delhi, while her mother (who died in 2008)[9] was from Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh.[3][dead link] As a young girl, she was very athletic and played street hockey with the boys

Although the family was Sikh,[3][dead link] her parents enrolled her in Catholic school[3][dead link][10] as it was felt to be unsafe for her to go to public school.[11] She lost her virginity to a basketball player at another school at 16,and discovered her bisexuality at age 18.[12] When she was 13, her family moved to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, then to Lake Forest, California a year later,  fulfilling her grandparents' dream that the family be together in one place

Career

Before working in the porn industry, she first worked at a German bakery,a Jiffy Lube, and later a tax and retirement firm.


Leone at the 2002 Adult Entertainment Expo, one of her earliest promotional appearances
While studying to be a pediatric nurse in Orange County, a classmate who was an exotic dancer introduced Leone to John Stevens, an agent who in turn introduced her to Jay Allen, a photographer for Penthouse magazine.[citation needed] When picking a name for her adult career, she has said that Sunny is her real name and Leone was picked by Bob Guccione, former owner of Penthouse magazine.[16] She posed for Penthouse magazine, and was named Penthouse Pet of the Month for the March 2001 issue, followed by a feature in the Holiday 2001 edition of Hustler magazine as a Hustler Honey. She has also appeared in other magazines including Cheri,[17] Mystique Magazine,[18] High Society, Swank, AVN Online, Leg World, Club International and Lowrider,[19][20] while her online credits include ModFX Models,Suze Randall,Ken Marcus[23] and Mac & Bumble.Her pictorial credits also include working with stars like Adriana Sage, Jenna Jameson, Jelena Jensen and Aria Giovanni.

In 2003, she was named "Penthouse Pet of the Year" and starred in the video Penthouse Pets in Paradise alongside Tera Patrick and Kyla Cole. In 2005 Adam & Eve appointed her as their West Coast Internet Sales Representative