
This article is from the Sex Movies FAQ, by director@gti.net (The Director) with numerous contributions by others.
Imperator says: "Funny you should ask! Of course, in the more
enlightened Old World :-), being a porn star can actually do
wonders for your popularity outside the shady world of porn fans.
Case in point being Ilona Staller, a Hungarian born Italian lady
who, under the stage name of Cicciolina, became so popular she
finally managed to win a seat in the Italian Parliament (and we
mean the *real* parliament, not some porn spinoff :-)).
Her election was most probably a cute joke played by the Italians
on their politicians; Ms. Staller never attempted to get re-elected
and when fellow pornstar, the late Moana Pozzi, attempted to
emulate her she failed miserably -- and that despite Ms. Pozzi
being an infinitely better porn performer :-)"
 
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