Skin Diamond

Skin Diamond (real name: Raylin Christensen; February 18, 1987) is the an award winning American pornographic actress and nude model. 

Early life

Diamond was born in Ventura, California, and raised in Dunfermline, Scotland, where her parents moved as missionaries.AVN Staff, "The Fresh Issue", AVN, Vol. 27/No. 6, Issue 343, June 2011, pp.40-50. She is of Ethiopian, Danish, Czech, Yugoslav, and German descent.Interview in Sexually Broken, October 1, 2012 Her father is American actor Rodd Christensen. She appeared in the TV series Balamory as a child, alongside her only sister, Heather.Lauren Crooks (November 27, 2011), "Balamory star's daughter blames religious upbringing for porn star career", Daily Record. Retrieved December 25, 2012.<ref>Gavin Allen, "What's the story in Balamory?", South Wales Echo. Retrieved December 25, 2012.</ref>

Career
Diamond started her career as a mainstream model and posed, among others, for Louis Vuitton, American Apparel and Atsuko Kudo. She made her pornographic debut in a 2009 Burning Angel film.Skin Diamond at Blogger In that film, she was originally only supposed to perform a girl/girl scene, but, in the end, she shot two boy/girl scenes.

Appearances
In 2012, Diamond posed for comic book artist David Mack, who portrayed her as Echo in the Marvel Comics miniseries Daredevil: End of Days. In 2013 she posed for photographer Terry Richardson.

In 2014, Diamond was on CNBC's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Most Popular Stars". Diamond was also cast (with Jenna Haze) in an acting role in the music video for hip-hop artist B.o.B for his song John Doe which features Priscilla Renea. The single is from B.o.B's third album, Underground Luxury. She also appeared in the music video for Cheerleader by Omni in 2012.

Awards and nominations
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Diamond has been nominated for, and won, lots of awards. 
 Year Ceremony Result Award Work 2012 AVN Award Best New Starlet. Retrieved June 17, 2013.  Best Oral Sex Scene (with Asa Akira)Orgasmic Oralists Best POV Sex Scene (with Joanna Angel & James Deen)POV Punx 4 Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/B/B) (with Mr. Pete & Mark Wood)Shut Up and Fuck Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) (with Lily Carter & Chris Strokes)Slut Puppies 5 Urban X Award Female Performer of the Year  Orgasmic Oralist  Best 3 Way Sex Scene (with Bella Moretti & Mr Marcus)Hitch Hikers 2 Best Anal Sex Scene (with Leilani Leeane & Mike Adriano)Black Anal Addiction Best Couple Sex Scene (with Sean Michaels)Black Diamonds Best Couple Sex Scene (with Lexington Steele)Porn’s Top Black Models 3 XBIZ Award New Starlet of the Year  2013 AVN Award Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Bonnie Rotten & Asphyxia Noir)Meet Bonnie Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Adrianna Luna & Celeste Star)Mind Fuck Best Anal Sex Scene (with Nacho Vidal)Nacho Vidal: The Sexual Messiah Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene (with Lily Carter)Interracial Lesbian Romance Best Group Sex Scene (with Mika Tan, Brooklyn Lee, Misty Stone, James Deen, Dane Cross & Alex Gonz)Official The Hangover Parody Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) (with Joanna Angel & Ramon Nomar)Joanna Angel: Filthy Whore Female Performer of the Year  XBIZ Award Female Performer of the Year  Best Supporting ActressRevenge of the Petites XRCO Award Female Performer of the Year  Orgasmic Analist  2014 AVN Award Female Performer of the Year  Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene (with Prince Yahshua)Deep Pussy Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene (with Kleio Valentien)The Walking Dead Best Group Sex Scene (with Sarah Shevon, Aiden Starr, Dana DeArmond, Veruca James, James Deen, Jon Jon, Mr. Pete & Tommy Pistol)Orgy University Best Group Sex Scene (with Billy Glide, John Strong, Mark Wood, Tommy Pistol & Will Powers)Skin Diamond: No Limits Best Anal Sex Scene (with L.T.) Skin Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Marco Banderas & Prince Yahshua) Best Oral Sex Scene XBIZ Award Best Scene - Non-Feature Release (with Marco Banderas & Prince Yahshua) Female Performer of the Year  XRCO Award Female Performer of the Year  Superslut  Orgasmic Oralist  Orgasmic Analist  2015 AVN Award Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Alexis Texas, Asa Akira & Dani Daniels)Alexis & Asa Best Anal Sex Scene (with Rocco Siffredi)Rocco’s Coming in America Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with James Deen & Mr. Pete)Performers of the Year 2014 Best Supporting ActressThe Doctor Whore Porn Parody Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) (with Maddy O'Reilly & Erik Everhard)Maddy O'Reilly Is Slutwoman Performer of the Year  Mainstream Star of the Year  Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Ryan Madison) Dark Perversions 3 Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Roxy Raye, Stoya, Lea Lexis, Wolf Hudson & Rocco Siffredi) Voracious: Season 2 Volume 4 XBIZ Award Female Performer of the Year  Best Actress—Feature Movie Killers Best Scene - Feature Movie (with Xander Corvus) Best Scene - All-Girl (with Emily Addison) Best Scene - Couples-Themed Release (with Nick Manning)White Witch XRCO Award Orgasmic Analist  Mainstream Adult Media Favorite 
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Personal life
Diamond has several tattoos, including a Phoenix on her back, which she got to cover an accidental burn. She also has piercings in her navel, right nostril, and both nipples.Skin Diamond profile, Model Mayhem She is also well known for her distinctive shaved-on-one-side haircut; because of this, she has been featured in the column "Beauty Showdown" in the magazine Cosmopolitan''."Beauty Showdown", Cosmopolitan, US Issue, N.6, June 2012, p.102

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