14 billion dollars. This is how much the porn industry is making in the United States each year. And today we are going to talk about the porn stars that make it all possible, the top 12 hottest and most popular porn stars in 2012!

Alexis Texas

The most popular and hottest porn star is Alexis Texas – 13 times nominated at the AVN awards.

This is the fifth year when Alexis continues to maintain her popularity. Like many other people involved in this industry, she has her own business and she makes a lot of money from the movies she appears it but also from her website.

Sunny Leone comes in second and it is probably the most unexpected appearance on the porn scene. She is from India – from the Punjab region – and her parents are very religious.

Despite her religion, Sunny Leone is a popular porn star and she is going to star as a leading actress in a Bollywood movie.

Jesse Jane, the host of the AVN awards, comes in third in our top. One of the best ranked porn stars, Jesse Jane recently prolonged her contract with Digital Playground, the famous adult entertainment company, after she announced that she is going to quit.

In 2011 she released her own tequila brand and she intends to focus on this business after she quits acting in porn movies.

Allie Haze comes in forth. In 2011 she signed a contract fir nine movies in which she will play Emanuelle, the famous soft-core character.

Asa Akira takes the fifth place in our top of the hottest and most popular porn stars. In 2011 she became one of the most wanted porn stars by production companies. She received 20 AVN nominations.

Tori Black occupies the sixth place. Until now she appeared in hundreds of porn movies and it is surprising that she is still in demand although she does not enjoy intense promotion and she became a mother in October.

Chanel Preston, takes the seventh place. Last year at the AVN awards she was one of the “trophy girls” that handed out awards on stage. Her popularity grew overnight and she was the lead character in a few porn parodies inspired by “Avatar” and “Wonder Woman”. The series of parodies is not over and Chanel Preston will star as Lara Croft in a “Tomb Raider” parody in 2012.

Lisa Ann comes in on the 8th place and she is 39 year old. She is mostly popular because she stared in a porn parody in 2008. At that time she played the role of Sarah Palin.

On the ninth place we find Jenna Haze. She received 8 nominations at the AVN awards and she is still popular after being active in the porn industry for more than 10 years.

The tenth place goes to Julia Ann, 42 years old, and she is the oldest porn star in our top. After 19 years activity, her simple appearance on a DVD Cover is enough to increase sales.

Stoya is on the 11th place and she received 4 AVN nominations this year. She is not only a porn star, she is also a writer and fashion designer.

Joanna Angel closes our top. She owns her own studio, so she is not only one of the most popular porn stars but also one of the most powerful women of the adult entertainment industry.