“I just left a job on Wall Street for a porn career because I can’t stop masturbating at work.” That’s what Paige Jennings tweeted just before changing her name to Veronica Vain and starring in the porn show The Sex Factor.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Jennings Says She Left Wall Street Because She Couldn’t Find Her ‘Sweet Spot’
Jennings, 23, told the world on Twitter that she had quit her internship at Lazard Asset Management to become a porn star. In an interview with the Daily News, Jennings said:
I have a finance degree and knew I wanted to apply it in business. I couldn’t find my sweet spot and I did think about how I’m sexual and how much I enjoy anything related to that. And I knew that’s never going to fly in a very conservative environment.
She went on to tell the News that she hopes to make her adult movie debut in the reality show, The Sex Factor, a play on the music talent show, The X-Factor. The show will be hosted by fellow citizen porn star Belle Knox. The show’s producer, Buddy Ruben, told the News, “She speaks really well. She’s intelligent. She’s beautiful and she’s down for whatever.” He added that he signed up for the show three hours after reading her application.
2. Jennings Regularly Posted Nude Selfies from Her Workplace Bathroom
Business Insider reports that Jennings was with Lazard, an alternative-investments group, from June 2, 2014, until January 9, 2015. Jennings says she gave her two-week notice before embarking on her new career. She made it clear on her Twitter account that she quit and was not fired. Jennings adds that she didn’t leave due to a salary issue. She regularly posted nude selfies from the bathrooms at Lazard. She later deleted those pics, although they continue to circulate online. Jennings had just graduated from college in Florida in the summer of 2014.
3. She Wants to Start a Porno Venture Capital Firm
In an interview with BroBible, Jennings says that she previously worked as a stripper but didn’t see it as a career. She added that she is speaking to agents in the porn industry but hasn’t signed with anybody yet. Her ultimate dream is to begin an “adult-industry-centered venture-capital fund.”
4. She Thinks She’s Going to be a Star
(Twitter/@theveronicavain)
In her interview with the Daily News, Jennings says that finance “seems like a world that can really suck the life out of women, and you have to sacrifice so much, so much to even have a shot at that game.” She adds that she thinks she’s going to be a star, “I think I could tear this industry up…when it comes to scenes, it’s definitely going to be something to watch.”
5. She’s Been Documenting Her New Career on Her Twitter Account
I left finance because if I’m going to take it up the ass for a decade, I’d prefer to get in to a hall of fame for it.
Since the revelations about Jennings’ porn life have come out, her original Twitter account was deleted and then reactivated with the moniker “Veronica Vain.” Since her story went viral, Jennings’ has been posting raunchy pics of her at shoots and at the gym.