Diane Thomas (born Diane Fowler), known professionally as Sunset Thomas, is an American artist and former pornographic actress. She was runner-up for '' Penthouse'' Pet of the Year in 1998 and is a member of the

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, and Legends of Erotica halls of fame.

Personal life

Thomas worked as a prostitute at the

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, and according to

Dennis Hof Dennis Leroy Hof (October 14, 1946 – October 16, 2018) was an American brothel owner. He owned seven legal brothels in Nevada, most notably the Moonlite BunnyRanch. Hof was also a Republican candidate in 2018 for the Nevada Assembly, whi ...

made $2000 a night. She later told interviewer Andrew Anthony that there is no real difference between pornography and prostitution. Thomas is the aunt of porn star Sunrise Adams. Thomas dated

, the owner of

Moonlight BunnyRanch The Moonlite BunnyRanch is a legal, licensed brothel in Mound House, Nevada, United States, east of Carson City. First opened in 1955, it came to national attention under Dennis Hof, who owned the brothel from 1992 until his death in 2018. ...

, during her tenure there, and during that time legally adopted the name ''Diane Hof''.

Adult film career

Thomas was inducted into the

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'', Thomas was featured in the 2005 documentary ''Pornstar Pets'' and made an appearance on '' Maury'', in which she encountered a crush from her

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days. The episode was titled 'I Was An Ugly Teen... Now I'm a Hot, Sexy 10!'. In 2006, Thomas obtained her own show on KSEX radio called ''Sunset After Sunset''. In 2007, she appeared on the '' Montel Williams Show'' to discuss her porn career and being a mother. In April 2009 Thomas released her erotic fiction novel, ''Anatomy of an Adult Film'', which was largely a fictionalized account of her adult film career. She was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame in 2009 and the

XRCO Hall of Fame The XRCO Hall of Fame lists well-known adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO Award The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organizat ...

in April 2010.

Writing

Thomas has written

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columns for ''Doghouseboxing.com''.

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