Adriana Molinari (born 26 November 1967), known professionally as Alex Taylor, is a former beauty pageant winner, model, exotic dancer,[2][9] and pornographic actress who mainly worked for Vivid Entertainment from around 1998 to 2000.[3][1]
| Born | 26 November 1967[1] |
|---|---|
| Other names | Alex Taylor[1][2][3][6] |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[2] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Hampton Beach, New Hampshire in 1984[1][2][3][4] Miss Teen All-American New Hampshire in 1985[2][4][5] Miss Petite New Hampshire in 1987[2][4][5] Miss Latin USA in 1989[2][4] Miss New Hampshire USA in 1991[1][3][4][6][7][8] |
| Hair color | Blond[1] |
| Eye color | Brown[6] |
| Major competition(s) | Miss USA 1991[2][7][8][9] |
Early life
editShe moved to Hampton, New Hampshire from South America[10] with her parents when she was in seventh grade.[2] She was a bathing suit model for a time as a teenager.[10] She is a graduate of Winnacunnet High School.[4][5]
Career
editMolinari was named Miss Hampton Beach, New Hampshire[10] in 1984 and Miss New Hampshire USA[10] in 1991.[2][1][3][6][7][8] She started stripping in 1990 in Massachusetts[5][9] and failed to place in the 1991 Miss USA pageant.[2] 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.[2][4][5]
She was a Penthouse Pet[10] in August 1994 under the stage name Alex Taylor[6][11] and appeared in that adult magazine over thirty times.[3] She has also appeared on the TV shows A Current Affair,[2][4][7][8][9] Hard Copy, Inside Edition, and Entertainment Tonight.[10]
Personal life
editAs of 2008, Molinari had retired from the adult industry and was residing in Orlando, Florida.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Alex Taylor". IAFD. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.[better source needed]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Doug Clark (25 February 1993). "Daily Bump and Grind Does Not Wear on Beauty Pageant Queen". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Miss USA-NH says she's victim of blackmail plot". Concord, New Hampshire: The Telegraph. Associated Press. 1991-03-10. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Hampton stripper loses beauty title". Hampton, NH: The Telegraph. Associated Press. 1991-04-27. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Alex Taylor". Adult Film Database. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ^ a b c d "People: Telling all". The Toledo Blade. 1991-03-08. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ a b c d Baird, Jim (1991-03-07). "People Watch: Stripping defense". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ a b c d "Pageant entrant to answer claims of nude dancing". The Day. Knight-Ridder Newspapers. 1991-03-07. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.