Aria Giovanni (born November 3, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is
the stage name of a model and a soft pornographic film actress who was
Penthouse Pet for the month of September 2000.
Although Giovanni was born in Los Angeles, by high school she was
living in nearby Orange County. Growing up Aria recounts that she was
quite shy, with only one friend in high school, but that she did very
well in her classes. According to her website, she did so well that
she was able to graduate and head to college by the age of 16.
She attended college for several years, waitressing and tutoring in
science and math on the side, when she decided modelling might be an
easier way to make good money. She started answering newspaper ads in
October, 1999, and soon began appearing on various amateur pornography
websites such as Amateur Pink, Busty Amateurs, and Seductive Amateurs.
In 2000, Aimee Sweet introduced Giovanni to glamour photographer Suze
Randall, who in late May of that year shot photos of Giovanni which
appeared in the September issue of Penthouse magazine.
At the same time, she also appeared on the web site Bomis, posing
clothed for a Ferrari giveaway contest.
In 2001, she played Monica Snatch in the movie Survivors Exposed, a
parody of the Survivor television series.
Giovanni has also appeared in bondage, fetish and artistic
photography. She has gained particular respect for being among
relatively few large-chested models working in the field who have not
undergone cosmetic surgery.
Giovanni has worked extensively with Andrew Blake, appearing in
Girlfriends, Aria, Blonds & Brunettes, Justine, Adriana, and Naked
Diva. To date, Giovanni has not appeared in a hardcore pornographic
movie. Her lesbian scenes involve purely implied sexual contact. She
has appeared in a scene that included Nick Manning naked, although she
remained clothed. She is currently married to John Lowery (better
known as John5), formerly of the band Marilyn Manson.
Trivia
* Penthouse Pet of the month (September 2000)
* Posed for the premiere issue of Mystique Magazine
* At sixteen she began dating a man. This lasted for five years; she
married him at twenty-one but divorced him five weeks later.