A version of this feature appears in the September 2020 issue of AVN magazine. Click here for the digital edition.
LOS ANGELES—The great coronavirus lockdown of 2020 took a harsh toll on much of the adult industry, but for Isabella Nice it was an opportunity to develop a new online series.
She kicked off her “The Adventures of Isabella Nice” with a few scenes shot with her pal Avi Love, posted to Pornhub as “The Adventures of Avi & Izzy.”
Isabella clearly has a knack for knocking out good-time gonzo, combining fun, frolicking and fucking in a lighthearted way that is reminiscent of Shane’s World in its prime. This type of personality-driven porn doesn’t click unless the performers can pull it off and Isabella and Avi proved the right combination of playfulness and porn professionalism to make it shine.
“The quarantine played a huge part in ‘Adventures’ coming together since Avi and I exclusively worked with each other during quarantine,” Isabella said. “It definitely showed me that having an online presence is very important.
“It came about when we were just chilling, hanging out and smoking weed. I can recall us being so stoned and just laughing hysterically while talking about the hilarious and crazy situations we had gotten ourselves into over the course of our friendship and thought, Why not record all our adventures? Avi and I both have pretty bubbly, quirky personalities and when we come together to create content, it just creates something super special. Fans have really responded.”
The quarantine also gave the 60-inch-tall, 100-pound cutie with a booty new insight into how to manage her career as an adult starlet. Without the income from scenes and her regular feature dancing gigs, she stepped up her Skype shows and creating content for her OnlyFans. While many were doing solo shows or nothing at all during the lockdown, Isabella and Avi were working exclusively with each other and “Mr. Nice,” Isabella’s partner who also manages both ladies. Now more than ever she feels in control of her career and branding.
“I realize that my actions now will decide my longevity in this industry,” Isabella said. “I have always been a go-getter and danced throughout my career with adult film. Without the income from dancing, I had to step up my game online. I started doing Skype shows, creating cameos and posting daily content on my OnlyFans.”
Conscientious that many fans are in the same situation—out of work with ever-tightening finances, she wanted to make “Adventures” accessible to everyone for free, so she decided to post the scenes on Pornhub rather than elsewhere where it would cost viewers money. Eventually that may change, as companies have been sniffing around, interested in picking up the series, but for now she’s moving forward with new episodes and creating a website for exclusives, behind-the-scenes footage and “Adventures” merch. She also performs regularly for OnlyFans and CamSoda.
Isabella’s interest and experience in the adult industry pre-dates her arrival in Porn Valley. In college she wrote a paper on stripping for her sociology class and another on brothels in Nevada for a political science final. Considering she went on to find employment as a bachelor party stripper and then a working girl at the Mustang Ranch, it’s safe to say her papers were pretty positive overall. They were also great for the GPA since both scored her A’s.
Like many before her, the high cost of being a college coed also helped lead her to work in the adult industry. As she puts it, “I knew the adult industry was lucrative and that my college books were expensive.” So one day the sex-loving teen packed her bag and headed to Porn Valley, signed on with agency (she’s now with East Coast Talent) and hasn’t looked back.
Now 22, the Hispanic-Hawaiian-Japanese-Italian-other stuff “mini melting pot of a person” has found success. She is ethnically indistinct enough to fill diverse roles, sexually adventurous enough to be a part of virtually any scene, and smart enough to take on the right projects that work for both her and growing fanbase. She’s racked up more than 120 scenes in less than three years, trying multiple genres from girl/girl to gangbangs, acting in Adoration (Sweetheart) and getting kinky for Kink.com.
She’s particularly proud of her work in the AVN Award-nominated (Best Drama) Adoration, which she credits for making her realize how much she likes acting.
“I really hope to branch into more acting and feature-type roles,” Isabella said. “I actually love being challenged as a performer and believe that being in harder roles where you have to memorize lines and actually dig into emotion makes you a better actress. I’m hopeful for the future and can’t wait until I get to memorize scripts again.”
But don’t expect her to abandon her hardcore scenes anytime soon. She’s shot 13 scenes for Kink.com and if there’s just one of her scenes that’s made her hot during quarantine, she said it would be Kink’s Gang Bang Pawn Shop. It features Isabella with five guys—John Johnson, Tommy Pistol, Ramon Nomar, Eddie Jaye and Donny Sins—and has her taking them all three ways and builds up to an astonishing DP.
“I don’t know if I’m just saying that because of how horny I am in my house right now, but I had so much fun with this intense scene and you can definitely tell. We shot the whole sex scene in two takes. There’s so much to love about working in this industry, picking one scene isn’t really possible. It’s just awesome that I get to explore my sexuality on so many levels.”
Photography by @mriveraphotolv
