Shayla LaVeaux (born December 27, 1969) is a former

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and

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Early life

LaVeaux was born in

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. She graduated from

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Career

At 18 years old, LaVeaux began stripping at Shotgun Willie's, a topless bar in

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. She later began dancing at

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. She started modeling in

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s, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Hustler'', in order to build her brand. She began performing in adult films in 1992. Her first scene was with her friend Alexis DeVell, who she had accompanied to the shoot with initially no intention of performing in the scene, but she was asked if she wanted to replace another performer who didn't show up for work. She was a contract performer for director Paul Norman in 1993. She was once under a one-year contract with the studio

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as well. LaVeaux has also done

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for

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cartoons.

Awards

*1994 Adam Film World Award – New Starlet *1994

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– Best New Starlet *1994

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– New Starlet *1997 AVN Award – Most Outrageous Sex Scene – ''Shock'' (with T. T. Boy &

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) * 2001

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Positive Image Award * 2008

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