She was deeply familiar with the impacts of big government on free expression of constitutional rights while making a living in porn, and Hicks isn’t about to wait around for censorship and overbearing regulations to get the upper hand when it comes to the Second Amendment.Īlaina Hicks with Serge C from Heroes Motors. Because of her experiences in adult entertainment, she saw the writing on the wall and knew how easily the dominoes begin to fall when it comes to personal freedoms.
That’s what’s most fascinating about Hick’s journey in 2A advocacy. I started caring more about notions of liberty and justice and people being able to take care of themselves.” You worry about the world your children will grow up in. When I started seeing social media platforms censoring the porn industry, it made me think to myself, ‘This is not a good sign.’ It made me realize that all our rights could be in jeopardy.
After being pregnant and watching TV for nine months, I’d been watching everything that was happening.
“It really hit when my daughter was born. I made it as comfortable for myself as possible and just made it through.” I wanted to protect them from some of the pain that I went through. Girls would come up to me, talking about how they’d always been curious about getting into porn, asking for advice, and my response was always, ‘Don’t.’ It wasn’t that I was being competitive or whatever it’s just not a job that I recommend to anyone. “When I was working, I also danced at strip clubs around the country.
Internally, Alaina Hicks was absolutely miserable, counting the days until she could find a way out. People waited in line for sex dolls, sex toys, and figurines made in her image she earned record-breaking contracts and made appearances around the world - at one point, a journalist described her as “the next Jenna Jameson.”Įxternally, she was Bonnie Rotten, a tattooed, Midwestern girl-next-door turned alt-porn megastar. That weekend introduced her to the guy who would go on to manage her in the adult entertainment realm for the next three years, putting her on the career path she didn’t feel ready for - a trajectory that would lead her back to the AVN Awards a couple years later, where she won Female Performer of the Year as Bonnie Rotten, her porn persona.Īlthough she didn’t intend to get into adult entertainment, Hicks excelled. Hicks headed to Las Vegas that weekend for the AVN Awards, hoping to identify her next steps there. Obviously, fate had something else in store. I told them that wasn’t something I was interested in.” They told me I was cute, but that they typically wouldn’t show a girl unless she was doing porn. “ Hustler is everything in Ohio,” says Hicks. It was there she made enough connections to visit again this time with an appointment to meet with Hustler editors. As a teenager, she worked car shows, and when she turned 18, she won a photoshoot contest that brought her to L.A. She grew up on dreams of appearing in the pages of Hustler magazine, which was originally founded in Cincinnati. Like many Ohio natives, Hicks looked for an exciting escape.
I want to treat this as a professional sport.” I’m trying not to drink or stay up super late. That’s what I’m getting into this season - bettering my game. I look at guys like JJ Racaza he treats his body like an athlete. They’re heavy, awkward weapons and doing things as fast as the guys requires strength. These guns aren’t made for women’s bodies. I’ve actually had to start working out in order to handle the rifles more easily. “I have to take it off right when I’m done or else I’m sore. “The amount of stuff I have on me when I do that is so funny,” laughs Hicks. Her favorite discipline is three-gun, despite the extra 30 pounds of guns and gear weighing on her 110-pound frame during matches. She regularly shoots USPSA, frequents Prado Running Gun matches, and is starting to dabble in precision rifle shooting. Since that first match last summer, she’s attended over 45. She didn’t do great at that match, but she fell in love. She bought her own Glock from Taran - fully customized for her, as a lefty - and a few months later, she signed up for her first local IDPA match in SoCal. Hicks went back for another day of shooting and then another.