Background
Preston was born and raised in Alaska.
Preston was born and raised in Alaska.
She entered the adult film industry in 2010 at the age of 24. She is of English, German, and Spanish descent. At age 19, she moved to Hawaii, where she lived for six years.
She worked as a stripper for over a year prior to working in porn.
She is also a licensed esthetician. Preston entered the adult entertainment industry in January 2010, shooting her first scene with Nick Manning for Vivid Entertainment’s Brand New Faces series.
Preston was a trophy girl for the 2011 AVN She was nominated for four AVN awards that year, including Best New Starlet. Preston is a Spiegler Girl and represented by the Spiegler Agency.
Appearances
In February 2012, Chanel Preston was announced by Penthouse magazine to be their Penthouse Pet for March 2012.
In September 2012, Preston appeared in the Russian Irwin"s music video "Get Maine Home". Preston co-hosted the 31st annual AVN show alongside Samantha Saint on January 18, 2014. Also in 2014, Preston was on Consumer News and Business Channel"s list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn"s Most Popular Stars".
In 2015 she appeared in the "Bust" music video by rapper Waka Flocka Flame.
Also in January 2014, she was featured alongside Dana DeArmond, Asa Akira, and Jessie Andrews in a Cosmopolitan article titled "4 Porn Stars on How They Stay Fit". The article was inspired by actress Gabrielle Union"s comment made on Conan O"Brien"s talk show about striving to follow the fitness routines of the porn stars she saw at her gym.
Other ventures
In March 2014 Preston launched a sex education based web series titled Naked With Chanel. According to Cosmopolitan the series "examines how our society and upbringing influences our ideas about sexual"
In order to fund the series, Preston used the fundraising website IndieGogo.
Her 2013 campaign generated enough to build the series’ website and to film several episodes.
2010 NightMoves Award - Best New Starlet (Editor’s Choice) 2011 NightMoves Award - Best Female Performer (Editor’s Choice) 2011 XBIZ Award - New Starlet of the Year 2011 XRCO Award - New Starlet (tied with Allie Haze) 2012 NightMoves Award - Best Overall Body (Editor"s Choice) 2013 XBIZ Award - Best Scene (Gonzo/Non-Feature Release) - Nacho Invades America 2 (with Nacho Vidal) 2013 NightMoves Award - Best Female Performer (Fan"s Choice) 2014 AVN Award - Most Outrageous Sex Scene - Get My Belt (with Ryan Madison) 2015 Free Speech Coalition Award - Performer of the Year.
