August 15, 2017 |
Winners Announced for Sophomore Fetish Awards |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The second annual Fetish Awards took place Monday night as part of Fetish Con at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel. Sponsored by Chaturbate, the ceremeony was hosted as it was last year by veteran fetish performer/directors Anastasia Pierce and Jewell Marceau. Festivities kicked off with a Kinky [Red] Carpet at 8 p.m., and the ceremony began at 10:15 p.m. “It was truly exciting to see our Inaugural Fetish Con Awards so well received by industry members and fans alike—we received 17,914 pre-nominations, and the excitement of voting didn’t cease until the deadline,” event promoter Genesis Lynn said. “Whether they are a model or an actor, a producer or a production company, a live stage performer or web cam model, a fetish/alternative clothing company or an adult toy/novelty company, we invited the public to nominate their favorites—and we’re thrilled to honor the achievements of all of our winners. Congratulations!” The Fetish Awards highlight and honor those who have been integral to the overall growth of the fetish and alternative industry over the past year. The winners of the 2017 Fetish Awards are as follows: SPECIAL RECOGNITION George Perez BEST FEMALE FETISH PERFORMER Ludella Hahn BEST NEW FEMALE FETISH PERFORMER Goddess Venus BEST FETISH FEMALE WEBCAM PERFORMER Taylor Knight BEST MALE FETISH PERFORMER Lance Hart BEST NEW MALE FETISH PERFORMER Kiryu BEST FETISH MALE WEBCAM PERFORMER Leo Christensen BEST TRANSGENDER FETISH PERFORMER Natalie Mars BEST TRANSGENDER WEBCAM PERFORMER Jessica Fappit BEST FETISH FEATURE LENGTH FILM (60+ MINUTES) Collared in the Shadows, dir. Tyomi Morgan (Royal Fetish Films) BEST FETISH SHORT FILM OR CLIP (10 – 30 MINUTES) Ludella 990 Exotic Dancer FemBot Meltdown, dir. Ludella Hahn (Ludella Hahn Fetish) BEST FETISH PRODUCER OR PRODUCTION COMPANY Ludella Hahn Fetish BEST FETISH STILL PHOTOGRAPHER Dirk Hooper BEST FETISH LIVE STAGE PERFORMER RubberDoll BEST FETISH CLOTHING COMPANY Cathouse Clothing BEST FETISH ADULT TOY COMPANY Bad Dragon FAN FETISH FAVORITE Ludella Hahn In addition to the Fetish Awards that were handed out on stage Monday night, Clips4Sale honored its longtime spokesmodel, Ashley Fires, with a custom made white gold and diamond C4S necklace for all of her hard work and dedication over the past 11 years with the company. Ashley’s work with Clip4Sale also marks the longest held spokesmodel position for one company in the adult and fetish industry. Fetish Con also welcomed the following new and returning sponsors for this year’s events, which included various parties over its four days: http://Clips4Sale.com http://Whiplr.com http://Chaturbate.com http://ClubKinkJAX.com http://TorveaToys.com http://FetishWork.com Founded in 2004, Fetish Con brought in over 8200 attendees this year, with over 423 models/talent, over 219 industry members, and 70 vendors on hand to meet with fans and lifestylers. Dates for the 18th annual Fetish Con are August 9–12, 2018, and the event will again be held at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront hotel. To keep up-to-date with Fetish Con news, visit fetishcon.com and FetishAwards.com, or follow the trade show on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. The Fetish Awards may be found on Twitter @FetishAwards.
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