LOS ANGELES—The road from Orange County, California to Porn Valley has been an eye-opening journey for Camstar and adult newcomer Whitney OC. Armed with a handful of business degrees and certifications, the perky 32-year-old had set out to conquer the corporate world when the Covid pandemic altered her path.
“I was on my ass. There were no jobs,” OC recalled. “I had my real estate license. I had gotten my insurance license. I had my sociology degree and yoga certification. I had qualifications and experience, and I couldn’t get a job!”
Born and raised in a conservative district of Orange County, the pretty, 5-foot-4 blonde’s next move was bold and unexpected, but not entirely out of character.
“I was doing everything to feed myself and keep a roof over my head,” OC said. “I had drained all my resources. I was Door Dashing. I started an OnlyFans because I thought it would make money the next day. When an old high school friend asked if I wanted to get into this business [porn], I went for it.”
A self-described hypersexual person, OC took to porn like a fish to water, cutting her teeth in 2023 with a scene for adult website HotMilfsFuck. While performing on camera presented challenges she had not considered, OC—who is now looking forward to doing gangbangs and feature acting—knew she could turn her impulsive venture into a successful career.
“It just felt like a very natural move for me,” said OC, who was a 2024 AVN Awards nominee for Hottest Newcomer. “I've always done things like this in my personal life. Sexual experiences came to me early on. I always had boyfriends growing up. Whenever I was out of a relationship, I would go wild. That’s how I’ve always been. So doing it on camera was kind of a no-brainer.”
That’s not to say the once voted “Most California Girl” of her high school class wasn’t aware of how friends, family, and neighbors would react.
“Where I come from is a very bougie, uptight conservative area,” OC laughed. “I wanted to rub it in their faces that I was gonna rub my booty all over the internet!”
“No, honestly, no,” she continued. “But I had to really not care about what anyone would think. And I’m grateful for the experiences that showed me that when you’re going through your hardest times, maybe no one you grew up with will be there for you anyway. You got to make your own way.”
Despite the change in her trajectory, OC is happy to have earned her degrees and certifications and believes they are a big help in navigating her new path. “You have to be super professional to have longevity in any business,” she said. “I also think my sociology degree has really helped me work with the many different types of people in this industry.”
OC, who spends her down time working out and watching fantasy shows and movies, still has ambitions outside of porn. “I would love to flip homes and build tiny houses. That's a dream of mine,” she said. “I own a tequila brand. So, I want to get that going. But I need my name to get really big.”
If there’s one thing OC has learned on her journey, it’s that anything is possible.
“I had no idea what I was getting into. I wasn't a porn fan,” OC said. “I didn’t know who anyone was. I didn’t know any names. I wasn’t starstruck even though I was working with a lot of big names. I was just going to see how things were done and make it work for me. Porn was a last resort that ended up being the best decision of my entire life."
Photography by @kogafoto
