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Jenna Jameson, whose real name is Jennifer Marie Massoli, was born on April 9, 1975 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jenna's mother, a stripper, would pass away when Jenna was only four so Jenna and her brother were raised only by their father, a Las Vegas cop who would later become the president of the NBC affiliate of Las Vegas. Well aware of Jenna's charm and good looks at a young age, her father nicknamed her "Heartbreaker,” a nickname that would become very appropriate. Jenna excelled in high school both academically and socially, becoming both teacher's pet and the cheerleading captain. After driving all of the boys crazy, Jenna got her famous tattoo "Heart Breaker" at the age of 16. With Jenna's love for dance and the spotlight, she became and instant success in the pageant circuit. Jenna followed in her mother’s footsteps and began stripping in local clubs at eighteen where she soon made some contacts and started shooting nude layouts for men's magazines. Instantly recognized for her beauty and sex appeal, Jenna was encouraged to pursue a career in nude modeling She studied ballet as a student, but it was stripping that started Jenna Jameson on her road to superstardom. Dancing led to nude modeling, and by her 20th birthday Jenna Jameson had appeared in dozens of top men's mags, including Penthouse, Hustler, High Society and Cheri; going on to grace over 300 magazine covers and appeared in nearly 1,000 magazine articles or pictorials, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Allure, and Jane to Esquire, Playboy, and FHM. She ran into the right people because within a short period of time she was doing shoots for some of the biggest men's magazine's in the world. At the age of 20 Jenna made a exclusive deal with Wicked pictures and she quickly became the diva of porn. A visit to a porn set piqued Jenna Jameson's interest in a hardcore career, and Wicked Pictures signed her to an exclusive contract after a bidding war.
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