Tessa West(1982-2009)
- Actress
Buxom and shapely 5'3" dirty blonde bombshell Tessa West was born on
June 13, 1982 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was of mixed Irish and
Native-American descent (specifically Creek and Cherokee Indian). The
hazel-eyed beauty grew up as a tomboy in the small Oklahoma towns of
Bixby and Tahlequah. West was a cheerleader in high school. Tessa was a
model for Hawaiian Tropic prior to starting out in the adult
entertainment industry as a nude model. She began doing amateur porn
under the name of Paige Addams at age 21 in 2003. Tessa made the
transition into more professional hardcore fare in her mid 20s in 2007;
she appeared in X-rated features for such notable companies as Metro,
Penthouse, Hustler, and Sin City. She had several tattoos as well as
piercings in her navel and right nostril. West died at the tragically
young age of 27 on July 11, 2009 in California.