Valentina Nappi: Italy's feminist porn icon with XBIZ Award

Valentina Nappi (born 1990 near Salerno) is considered the most famous Italian woman in the adult entertainment industry. The curvy brunette was discovered by Rocco Siffredi in 2011 and filmed her first scene with him. Since then, she has appeared in hundreds of films, combining Italian sensuality with professional toughness. In 2017, Valentina won the XBIZ Award for "Foreign Female Performer of the Year" in Los Angeles, one of the highest accolades for international performers . In Italy, she is also known to a wider public through interviews and columns (she writes about sexuality and society). She describes herself as sex-positive and feminist. With her mix of intellectual ambition—she has begun studying art—and hardcore performances, Nappi has established herself as a modern porn star and opinion leader. In the German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland), her name is consistently among the most popular porn stars from Europe.