Adriana Molinari
Adriana Molinari (born 26 November 1967), known professionally as Alex Taylor, is a former beauty pageant winner, model, exotic dancer,[1][9] and pornographic actress who mainly worked for Vivid Entertainment from around 1998 to 2000.[2][3]
Born | [3] | 26 November 1967
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Other names | Alex Taylor[3][1][2][4] |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Hampton Beach, New Hampshire in 1984[3][1][2][5] Miss Teen All-American New Hampshire in 1985[1][5][6] Miss Petite New Hampshire in 1987[1][5][6] Miss Latin USA in 1989[1][5] Miss New Hampshire USA in 1991[3][2][5][4][7][8] |
Hair color | Blond[3] |
Eye color | Brown[4] |
Major competition(s) | Miss USA 1991[1][7][8][9] |
Early life
She moved to Hampton, New Hampshire from South America[10] with her parents when she was in seventh grade.[1] She was a bathing suit model for a time as a teenager.[10] She is a graduate of Winnacunnet High School.[5][6]
Career
Molinari was named Miss Hampton Beach, New Hampshire[10] in 1984 and Miss New Hampshire USA[10] in 1991.[1][3][2][4][7][8] She started stripping in 1990 in Massachusetts[6][9] and failed to place in the 1991 Miss USA pageant.[1] In the Spring of 1991, Miss USA pageant officials stripped her of her crown when a national supermarket tabloid publicly revealed that she had been moonlighting as an exotic dancer.[1][5][6]
She was a Penthouse Pet[10] in August 1994 under the stage name Alex Taylor[4][11] and appeared in that adult magazine over thirty times.[2] She has also appeared on the TV shows A Current Affair,[1][5][7][8][9] Hard Copy, Inside Edition, and Entertainment Tonight.[10]
Personal life
As of 2008, Molinari had retired from the adult industry and was residing in Orlando, Florida.[2]
References
- Doug Clark (25 February 1993). "Daily Bump and Grind Does Not Wear on Beauty Pageant Queen". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- Patrick Cronin (27 July 2008). "Pageant has launched more than just pretty face". SeaCoastOnline.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- "Alex Taylor". IAFD. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- "Alex Taylor". Adult Film Database. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- "Miss USA-NH says she's victim of blackmail plot". Concord, New Hampshire: The Telegraph. Associated Press. 1991-03-10. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- "Hampton stripper loses beauty title". Hampton, NH: The Telegraph. Associated Press. 1991-04-27. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- "People: Telling all". The Toledo Blade. 1991-03-08. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- Baird, Jim (1991-03-07). "People Watch: Stripping defense". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- "Pageant entrant to answer claims of nude dancing". The Day. Knight-Ridder Newspapers. 1991-03-07. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- "Bio". Official website. 6 December 1998. Archived from the original on 6 December 1998. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Welcome Penthouse Pets Fans". Penthouse Pinups. Archived from the original on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2015-03-09.