Mia Khalifa
Former adult film actress, Mia Khalifa disclosed in a recent interview that she just made a total of $12,000 (Rs 8.5 lakhs) from her time in the adult industry.
As per a report in Vice, Khalifa had just worked in the industry for 3 months, but she still remains one of the most popular and trending names, and was also the most searched adult actors in the year 2018.
Khalifa became the subject of huge controversy in the year 2014 when one of the films she appeared in featured her donning the hijab and she received death threats from the ISIS.
However, in a a recent interview with Megan Abbott she conceded a lot of the misconceptions of the adult film industry.
“A lot of things online are wrong. Most of them still claim that I do porn. I haven’t done porn in five years,” she tells Abbott.
In addition to that, she also dismisses how much she made in her short career in the industry.
In a video she posted on Twitter, she clarifies this, also sharing how it wasn’t “sunshine and flowers” after she quit the industry and tried to enter the workforce.
“People think I’m racking in millions from porn. Completely untrue. I made a TOTAL of around $12,000 in the industry and never saw a penny again after that. Difficulty finding a normal job after quitting porn was… scary.”
She also clarified that she didn’t “expect to make millions,” but it was a very common misconception people had.
As per NY Post, Khalifa went on to become a sports presenter after quitting the porn industry, and she hopes to continue working in that field.
“Everybody deserves a second chance. Everybody has a past they’re not proud of,” she also shares as part of a conversation she had with someone.
Johnny Sins
The monthly income of Johnny Sins is estimated to be Rs. 3.8 crore. The main source of his income comes through adult movies. He also earns money through sponsorship and as the Brand Ambassador of several big companies. Besides that, he also earns some income through his youtube channel.
Sunny Leone
Sunny Leone, is a Canadian-born Indian-American actress and model. Her real name is Karenjit Kaur Vohra. The busy actress who has been an important part of the Indian film industry has got many projects to her name.
Currently, she is doing many Indian movies. She was a very famous model in Canada before turning a new chapter in India. Sunny, though is a Bollywood actress, however, started her career as a porn actor.
She once said that what she is today is because of her past. Earlier, she ranked No.7 in the list of the global porn star. Her net worth was estimated at $ 2.5 million.
Renee Gracie
There is a great scope even for sexiest women in the porn industry and recently, Australian woman identified as Renee Gracie became an Adult entertainer to earn more money as she showed a great deal of interest in becoming an adult film star herself.
She is well aware of the fact that the porn film industry is booming. Some are voluntarily entering into this industry due to cash-crunch situation and there is no doubt that the high-paying salary has even attracted many more women to the industry.
However, before becoming an adult star, Renee Gracie was in a totally different field, which is racing. After struggling to find her spot in the sport, race car driver Renee Gracie took a U-turn in her career.
Gracie had previously reportedly collaborated with the organisation Supercars who have told that they do not see the race car driver returning to work anytime soon.
It should be noted that her decision to change her career was not welcomed by the organisation and hence in an official statement, they added that this is it for them and Gracie.
Today, Gracie runs her own website where she reportedly sells pictures and videos to important clients for a monthly subscription fee.
When asked about the switch in her career, Gracie gave a detailed explanation. She said that she did thorough research before entering the adult industry. She said that her income for seven years as a race car driver didn’t bring in sufficient money and now that she is able to earn $25,000 a week.
She also clearly mentioned she was aware of the unintended consequence of joining the porn industry considering how some have found it ‘controversial’ and how her content could be leaked online.
Nonetheless, the money really helped her and she said, “In my first six days, I made $24,000 and that is when I realised I could really do something with this.”
Gracie added that more than 5,000 people bought the subscription to her website ever since her started a website on her own and she eventually ended up earning as much as $65,000 in just three days.
Gracie told News Corp Australia, “It has put me in a financial position I could never have dreamt of and I really enjoy it. I am fine with whatever they want to call me. I am earning good money and I am comfortable with where I am at.”
Talking about her career-best moment in racing, Gracie got her chance at fame when she paired with Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro at Bathurst in 2015. The duo took part at Bathurst in 2016 and ended up at the 14th place.