This article originally ran in the September 2015 issue of AVN magazine. Click here to see the digital edition. Photo by Chris King/Reel Seduction
Hometown: Southern California | Age: 20 | Height: 5-foot-1 | Weight: 110 pounds | Eyes: Brown | Hair: Black
I first spotted Yhivi (pronounced "E-V") on the Amateur Allure website, where she made an impression dressed as a schoolgirl with an innocent-but-knowing look. She has changed that schoolgirl look for a more sophisticated appearance, dyeing her hair jet-black and growing it past her shoulders, and she has matured in other ways as well. ("I've grown so much in the last year or two.")
Have a look.
How did you start with this?
I started doing clip selling and camming. I liked that so much that I decided I’d like to do it with other people. I wanted to do porn. I filled out an application for Kink and I worked with them first. A solo scene for Sadistic Rope.
What did you do before this?
I had one job. I worked in a grocery store, as a bag girl in Newport Beach.
How many scenes have you done now?
Maybe like 20-30. Call it a little more than 30. I haven’t been keeping track lately.
What’s the best scene you’ve done so far?
That’s a hard one. I think just because it was so different than all my other ones, my gangbang. I recently did a gangbang with Kink for Hardcore Gangbang. That was, like ... the most in me.
The most dicks in you?
Yes. (Chuckle) And it was very exciting. I’ve had a lot of other really exciting scenes, but that one stands out a bit. Because it was a gangbang.
Who do you want to work with that you haven’t worked with yet?
All the Spiegler Girls that I haven’t worked with, I want to work with. Valentina Nappi stands out the most. I have a very big crush on her. She’s like a queen or something. I think she’s great. We’re both Spiegler Girls; tell everybody that it’d be easy to book. (Laughs)
How is making videos different from what you thought?
I didn’t think about the relationships I would form with the production crew. There are a lot of people that I’ve met that I haven’t had sex with through work that I really enjoy and feel connected to. When I see them at industry events or on Twitter I’m like “Oh, cool.” I’m glad I met this person.
I definitely expected that with the talent, but there’s a lot more connecting with people than I thought there’d be. Which is cool. One of the things that I was most excited about was being able to connect with so many different types of people as talent. I got that and a bonus.
What¹s the biggest misconception outsiders have of the adult industry?
Here are many misconceptions. This might not be the biggest but I think it’s the most dangerous: That most people in porn are, like, abused or forced into it. I’m not saying this is true but maybe at some point it was, with unprofessional companies with bad ethics, but it’s definitely not that way. It’s easy for extremists to use that apparent fact about porn against the industry.
What are your biggest turn-ons?
Sexually? I like having a good chemistry. I don’t know what that is. I’ve had good chemistry with people that, I think, suck. Not in work, there’s nobody in porn that I think sucks, but there are people that I wouldn’t hang out with outside of work because we don’t have good chemistry. I’ll be like “I don’t like you, but I will have sex with you and it’ll be fun.” (Laughs) I’m not sure what makes good chemistry. I’ve found there are people that I have good chemistry with and we also have a good mental connection. Emotional is nice too but it’s not always necessary. The more ways you connect, the more fulfilling the connection you get through sex can be.
Describe your dream sexual scenario.
Oof. I have too many different ones, but I will try to pick one. My dream sexual scenario ... Right now, the porn I’ve been watching is animated, so I don’t think it’s physically possible. There’s a genre with these demon lady-women who will, like, milk guys. I think that’s cool. I want to watch somebody get milked. Or do it. Most of them will use their huge boobs. I don’t have huge boobs so I couldn’t do it that way, but I guess I could do it another way. The guys are like “NO!” but they’re like, “Yes.” And the girls are like “YES!” and they have giant fangs.
What three personal items would you take if you were stranded on a desert island?
I would take a book on the flora of the island, so I could figure out what was edible and/or medicinal, plant-wise. I would take a net that I could use to keep bugs off me and to catch fish. And probably something to start a fire with. I could filter water with sand and charred wood, probably. That would be all I’d need.
What's the most valuable life lesson you've learned?
That’s a good question. I’ve grown so much in the last year or two. I think one good one is being aware that not everybody has experienced everything you have, and thinks differently than you. Be aware of other people’s perspectives. Something that’s wonderful to me could be horrible to somebody else. And vice versa. Keep an open mind to people and ideas.
How would you spend your last day on earth?
I would spend it cooking with my friends, eating with my friends, and making something—building something—with my friends. And loved ones. People I care about. People who are close to me.
How would your best friends describe you?
Probably loving.
How do you spend your free time?
I read a lot, I garden a lot. I’m into permaculture: Creating an ecosystem like a food forest, mimicking what forests do but putting in plants that should work together. Some have deep root systems, some have shallow roots, some climb things, some are shrubs, some are trees. Canopies create their own little ecosystems. You put in plants that are useful to you. Food plants, fiber plants, medicinal plants, stuff like that. It’s fun working that out. I love it.
If you weren’t doing this, what would you like to be doing?
I would probably be interning on some permaculture farm, learning about how people do it in their area.
Do you have a long-range plan?
Yeah. I’m saving up money to buy property and I want to buy land with five other people—I have a lot of friends who are interested in this—and grow my own food and live off it.
Yhivi is represented by Spiegler Girls.
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