Wicked Pictures Superstar is Recognized with Nominations for Crossover Star of the Year and Sexpert of the Year!
LOS ANGELES (November 21, 2017) – Adult superstar and exclusive Wicked Pictures’ contract performer jessica drake has been nominated for Crossover Star of the Year and Sexpert of the Year at the 2018 XBIZ Awards for her work in sexual health and wellness. She will also serve as host of the annual awards.
The XBIZ Awards recognize excellence in the adult entertainment industry each year, honoring a variety of artists, filmmakers, and studios for outstanding achievement. The XBIZ Awards will be held on Thursday, Jan. 18 at the Grand JW Marriott Los Angeles, 900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015, in Downtown Los Angeles.
“I appreciate the consistent acknowledgment from XBIZ for the causes I am passionate about,” said drake who earned Sexpert of the Year honors at the 2017 XBIZ Awards. “I am honored and humbled by the responses from people who have attended my sex education workshops and seminars and by the students in the many universities I’ve visited. I support their efforts to become more conscious sexual beings, and also I’m proud of everyone in our industry who contributes to sex education and wellness.”
The nomination comes on the heels of drake’s nomination for Community Figure of the Year for the XBIZ Executive Awards.
Voting for the 2017 XBIZ Awards is underway for industry members through November 30. To vote click here.
jessica drake has been traveling the world, making speaking appearances and media contributions with her message of sexual wellness and the importance of maintaining a healthy relationship through a mutually satisfying love life. drake is a frequent contributor to a variety of media outlets as well as being a highly sought-after sexual wellness speaker and educator who lectures at universities and leads seminars and workshops around the world. She is the writer, producer, and director of the video series “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex,” which has received critical acclaim from industry stalwarts AVN, XBIZ, Fleshbot.com, and others, as well as mainstream outlets like The Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, and many others.
For more information about “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex” titles, appearances, and sex education seminar series, visit guidetowickedsex.com.
For more information on jessica drake, visit GuideToWickedSex.com or twitter.com/thejessicadrake.
About jessica drake:
An exclusive Wicked Pictures contract performer, writer, and director, as well as a global humanitarian and emerging sexual wellness authority, jessica drake’s brilliant career is illuminated by her beauty, prodigious talent and adult industry clout. A recipient of three coveted AVN Best Actress awards and AVN’s Mainstream Star of the Year honor, and last year’s Sexpert of the Year by XBiz, jessica has solidified her status as one of the adult’s most illustrious stars, but it’s her time devoted to healing, working alongside, and educating those less fortunate of which she is proudest. In her award-winning, self-directed “Guide to Wicked Sex” series, jessica brings erotic topics to life through intimate demonstrations performed by some of today’s hottest adult stars. Recently joining the likes of Oprah, Martha Stewart, and Rachel Ray, drake published “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex,” her own digital magazine to promote sexual education, and give fans more “Guide to Wicked Sex” content they’ve been craving. Each DVD and digital magazine volume addresses a different aspect of human sexuality, which is explored with a distinct blend of knowledge, experience, and good humor, and the series has earned recognition from AVN, XBIZ, and The Feminist Porn Awards. A charismatic public speaker, the same demand for her modern sex education DVDs also takes jessica around the world – presenting seminars and workshops at expos, retail outlets, and colleges like USC, UCLA, and Chapman University – where she speaks to curious adults desiring to learn more about sex, romance, and communication. For more information on jessica drake, visit twitter.com/thejessicadrake.
About the XBIZ Awards:
A star-studded red carpet affair that hosts a who’s who from the business of sex, the XBIZ Awards is the adult industry’s biggest night and most prestigious symbol of success. The annual gala recognizes outstanding excellence across every facet of the multibillion-dollar business, including movie production, pleasure products, technology, and retail. Since its inception, top personalities from the world of erotica have played host to the event, including Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick, Jesse Jane, jessica drake, Kayden Kross and James Deen. Attracting international media coverage, the XBIZ Awards show has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, CNBC, TIME, Cosmopolitan, New York Magazine, Huffington Post and The Daily Beast, among others. For more information, visit xbizawards.xbiz.com.
