Biography
Who is Bonnie Rotten?
Early life and real name
Bonnie Rotten was born Alaina Hicks in Cincinnati, United States, on May 9, 1993. Her grandparents raised her during her childhood in Ohio. Before entering the adult entertainment industry, she worked as a model for car and motorcycle shows and competed in beauty pageants.
She also worked as a fetish model for the magazine Girls and Corpses after winning a convention beauty pageant. On her eighteenth birthday, she began working as a stripper using the stage name Dixie, performing exclusively to Southern rock while wearing American flag bikinis.
Career highlights
Bonnie Rotten entered the adult film industry in early 2012. Adult video performer Nina Hartley helped guide her transition from traditional modeling to adult films. Production companies soon released projects focused entirely on her, including Meet Bonnie and The Gangbang of Bonnie Rotten.
In 2014, she achieved a major milestone by winning the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year, becoming the first alternative porn star to receive the honor. That same year, she launched her own production company named Mental Beauty, Inc. And made her directorial debut with the film To the Core.
Other ventures and mainstream work
Outside of adult films, Bonnie appeared in music videos for mainstream musical artists, including The Weeknd and the band Piece by Piece. She also generated public attention in 2015 by going topless in various Manhattan locations and signed an exclusive sponsorship deal with the daily fantasy sports company Draftster.
In 2017, she opened a tattoo shop called Bonnie Rotten's Best Kept Secret, which operated for one year before closing in early 2018. Later in her life, she became passionate about shooting and began advocating for gun rights.
Family and relationships
Bonnie Rotten gave birth to a daughter in 2015 following a temporary departure from the adult film industry. She later returned to adult films before her final retirement in 2020.
In June 2022, she married television host Jesse James. The couple welcomed a son together. In late 2024, both filed for divorce and requested restraining orders against each other before filing a joint notice of nonsuit in 2025 to dismiss the proceedings after reconciling.
Birthday and age
Bonnie Rotten was born on May 9, 1993, which makes Bonnie 33 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Bonnie shares the date with 30 other famous people.
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