Deanne Salinger, known professionally as Air Force Amy, is an American legal

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, adult model, and

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performer.

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has called her "a living legend in the world of sex."Rita Cosby Live & Direct' for November 10"
'' Rita Cosby Live & Direct'', interview with

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, November 10, 2005

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. Retrieved May 3, 2007.

Early life

Air Force Amy grew up in rural

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, leaving home at the age of 13. She later joined the

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and served in the Philippines as an instructor.

Career

Legal prostitution

Three months prior to being discharged from the US Air Force in 1990, she applied to the nearby Chicken Ranch

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in Nevada, a legal brothel, and worked continuously as a legal and licensed prostitute in legal brothels in Nevada. She has worked at the Chicken Ranch, the

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(from 1994 to 1997), the Sagebrush Ranch, the Cherry Patch Ranch, Sheri's Ranch, the Kit Kat Guest Ranch, and the Moonlite Bunny Ranch beginning in 2000. As a legal Nevada prostitute, she works as an independent contractor who turns in half of her money made at the brothel to the house. In 2003, she earned

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10,000–$50,000 a month, according to ''

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''. Amy persuaded her employer

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to offer a Military Appreciation Night, a special promotion for free sex to soldiers.

Film and television

Air Force Amy was featured in

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's documentaries ''Cathouse'' (2002), ''Cathouse 2'' (2003), and '' Cathouse: The Series'' (2005) about Nevada's Moonlite Bunny Ranch. She was called "the all-time top earner" and "the master of the game".
"Cathouse: The Series"
episode guide from

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. Retrieved May 4, 2007. * The Season 1, Episode 5, "She's Got Game" episode (2005), included a personal profile of her. She also appeared in the 2004

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television program ''The Brothel'', on the same subject,"The Brothel"
November 26, 2004.

. Retrieved May 3, 2007. and the 2005 documentary ''Pornstar Pets''.

References

External links

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Official website
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