Matt is the only male with whom she has done the sex act for a film that is to
be released next year. So far, the admitted bisexual has done only girl-on-girl
films.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario, in Canada, Sunny moved with her family to California
as a teenager. She studied to be a nurse and tried modelling but didn't succeed
because of her height, only 5 ft 4 inches.
Her life changed when an exotic dancer friend introduced her to nude modelling.
Her exotic looks brought her the Penthouse title and later a contract with
Vivid Entertainment, a top erotic film production company which has crossed
over into mainstream entertainment.
Vivid's first interactive DVD, Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone, featuring her,
has won an industry award this year. She was also offered a role in a Bollywood
movie, which has fizzled out.
Sunny runs her own website like a businesswoman. The site, she says, on some
days gets more hits than the leading porn star Jenna Jameson's.
She calls the adult industry "a business just like any other" and feels no
qualms about using her My Space page - which proclaims she has 32,489 friends -
to attract traffic to her website.
Giving an insider's view of the industry, Sunny says it is worth billions of
dollars and has been responsible for many of internet's advances and
innovations. The industry is also on top of latest technology like VOD
(video-on- demand), HD (high definition) and high density Blu-ray DVDs.
The freely available adult content on internet, she says, has affected the
sales of adult magazines and movie theatres, but they are still popular. She
also believes that porn's purveyors include women.
Sunny's parents, who migrated from New Delhi 28 years ago, have some idea of
what she does for a living, "but not entirely", she says. She has not been to
India since she was a little girl but is planning a trip now to meet her
extended family and for the wedding.
Sunny lives in Sacramento and in Hawaii.
