2010 AVN Award nominee Best New Starlet Award 2010 XBIZ Award nominee New Starlet of the Year Nationality/Heritage: Irish/Mexican Years Active: 2008-present (Started around 20 years old) She entered the adult film industry in 2008, at the age of about 20, after being approached by the pornographic talent agency, IT Models, while she was working as a stripper. West shot one Internet masturbation scene before she became an exclusive contract performer for New Sensations in July 2008. After one year under the contract, she became a free agent.