Chanel Preston
Chanel Preston is an American pornographic film actress, director, and sex educator. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Month in March 2012.
Also recorded as Rachel Ann Taylor
Chanel Preston
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- Full name
- Rachel Ann Taylor.
- Born
- 1985. · Fairbanks.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- actress, fetish model and film director.
- Fields
- pornographic film.
- Honours
- Penthouse Pet, AVN Award for Most Outrageous Sex Scene and NightMoves Award.
- Languages
- English.
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Early life
Early life
Preston was born and raised in Alaska.
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Chanel Preston, recorded as a “Pornodarstellerin”, was born on 1 December 1985 in Fairbanks, Alas. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Appearances
Appearances
Preston was on CNBC's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Most Popular Stars" in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. In February 2012, Preston was announced by Penthouse magazine to be their Penthouse Pet for March 2012. In September 2012, Preston appeared in the Russ Irwin music video "Get Me Home". Preston co-hosted the 31st annual AVN Awards show alongside Samantha Saint on January 18, 2014. In 2015 she appeared in the "Bust" music video by rapper Waka Flocka Flame. Also in January 2014, she was featured alongside Dana DeArmond, Asa Akira, and Jessie Andrews in a Cosmopolitan article titled "4 Porn Stars on How They Stay Fit". The article was inspired by actress Gabrielle Union's comment made on Conan O'Brien's talk show about striving to follow the fitness routines of the porn stars she saw at her gym. She has also appeared as an extra on Sons of Anarchy.
Other ventures
Other ventures
In March 2014, Preston launched a sex education based web series titled Naked with Chanel. According to Cosmopolitan, the series "examines how our society and upbringing influences our ideas about sex". In order to fund the series, Preston used the fundraising website IndieGogo. Her 2013 campaign generated enough to build the series' website and to film several episodes. In a poll held in 2025 she became the best-known porn star in Iran. Preston has served as president of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee and hosted a sex-positive podcast named "SexThink" with talk show host and political critic, Rob Nelson.
Awards
2010 NightMoves Award – Best New Starlet (Editor's Choice) 2011 NightMoves Award – Female Performer of the Year (Editor's Choice) 2011 XBIZ Award – New Starlet of the Year 2011 XRCO Award – Best New Starlet (tied with Allie Haze) 2012 NightMoves Award – Best Overall Body (Editor's Choice) 2013 NightMoves Award – Female Performer of the Year (Fan's Choice) 2013 XBIZ Award – Best Scene (Gonzo/Non-Feature Release) – Nacho Invades America 2 (with Nacho Vidal) 2013 Sex Award – Hottest Sex Scene – Evil Anal 16 (with Phoenix Marie & Manuel Ferrara) 2014 AVN Award – Most Outrageous Sex Scene – Get My Belt (with Ryan Madison) 2015 Free Speech Coalition – Positive Image Award
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- 1.Cherry, Maya. Chanel Preston: Sweet Home Hawaii. Xtreme. December 1, 2010.
- 2.CNBC. The Dirty Dozen 2012: Porn's Most Popular Stars. January 18, 2012.
- 3.CNBC Names Porn's 'Dirty Dozen' of 2013. January 13, 2014.
- 4.Morris, Chris. The Dirty Dozen 2014. CNBC. January 13, 2014.
- 5.CNBC. The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars. January 16, 2015.
- 6.CNBC. The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars. January 19, 2016.
- 7.Penthouse Magazine March 2012. Penthousemagazine.com. February 14, 2012.
- 8.Chanel Preston in Russ Irwin's 'Get Me Home' Music Video. XBIZ Premiere. 7. 11. 24. November 2012. 1949-3339.
- 9.Leach, Robin. Q+A: 2014 AVN Awards co-host Chanel Preston previews 'Oscars of Porn'. Las Vegas Sun. January 17, 2014.
- 10.Ramirez, Erika. Exclusive: Watch Waka Flocka Flame & Pornhub Records' NSFW 'Bust' Video. Billboard. April 2, 2015.
- 11.Wischhover, Cheryl. 4 Porn Stars on How They Stay Fit. Cosmopolitan. January 30, 2014.
- 12.Cosmo turns to porn stars for fitness tips. Adult Video News. 30. 3. 26. March 2014. 0883-7090.
- 13.Breslaw, Anna. Porn Star Launches Awesome Sex-Positive Webseries. Cosmopolitan. March 3, 2014.
- 14.NakedWithChanel.com Examines America's Relationship With Sex. AVN. March 3, 2014.
- 15.Chanel Preston in Iran. Iran Condom.
- 16.Berg, Heather. Porn Work: Sex, Labor, and Late Capitalism. University of North Carolina Press. 191. 2021. 978-1-4696-6193-3.
- 17.Johnson, Bob. APAC Announces Board of Directors Election Results. XBIZ. August 4, 2014.
- 18.SexThink.
- 19.Javors, Steve. NightMoves Announces 2010 Awards Winners. AVN. October 13, 2010.
- 20.NightMoves Awards Announces 2011 Winners. AVN. October 10, 2011.
- 21.2011 XBIZ Awards Announced Last Night. AVN. February 10, 2011.
- 22.Warren, Peter. 2011 XRCO Award Winners Announced. AVN. April 14, 2011.
- 23.NightMoves Online. Past Winner History.
- 24.MIller, Dan. 2013 XBIZ Award Winners Announced. XBIZ. January 12, 2013.
- 25.Blocks, Iris. The Fans Speak: The Sex Awards Debuts to Huge Turnout. AVN. October 10, 2013.
- 26.Neuwave, Robert. AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards. AVN. January 21, 2014.
- 27.FSC Award Recipients Announced. AVN. January 9, 2015.
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