Adriana Molinari
American actress
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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 | 26 November 1967[3] |
|---|---|
| Other name | 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 | 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, which was against pageant rules.[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]