GodsGirls

GodsGirls is a California based alt porn website featuring softcore nude photography and video. Aside from media, the website offers a wide variety of social networking features, such as model and user blogs, email, discussion forums, original writing, and interviews. Interactive tools such as "purgatory" - a section in which members are given the opportunity to vote for prospective models of their choice-, chat rooms, and file downloading capabilities are also available to those with a paid subscription.

History

GodsGirls was founded by entrepreneur Annaliese Nielsen, with the backing of Offworld Media Group Inc. [ [http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3210/7126/ Willamette Week | “Suicide Defense” | January 11th, 2006 ] ] [ [http://suicidegirlx.com/stuff/spin/index.php?page=6 SuicideGirlX: Under Construction ] ] in an attempt to bring forth a change in what she considered a severely under-served market [http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/09/08/160544.php Interview: GodsGirls Set Out to Improve on the Alt-Porn Model ] ] . The website's original lineup featured models Kayla-Jane, Seniel, Katie, Veronica, Pia, Adrianne, and Malaya; local friends and acquaintances. The name "GodsGirls" was adopted by models as an homage to a song, bearing the same title, written and performed by LA based indie band Scarlet Grey

Before launching as a stand-alone website, GodsGirls maintained an active and popularly visited page on the social networking site MySpace, logging 33,870 "friends" by the time of the site's official opening. [ [http://www.myspace.com/godsgirls MySpace.com - GodsGirls.com - 25 - Fille - Los angeles , California - www.myspace.com/godsgirls ] ]

Development

Officially registered under the name God's Girls L.L.C. [ [http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/names-detail.p?name-id=L12244942&type=L.L.C Ariz. Corp. Comm. - Corporations Division ] ] , the website began to operate in June 2006, with headquarters in West Hollywood, California [ [http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=godsgirls.com WHOIS domain registration information results for godsgirls.com from Network Solutions ] ] . Since its launch, the website has noted the participation of alt-porn models such as Melodie Gore, and Apnea. [ [http://www.melodiegore.com/temp/melodiegore/index.html Melodie Gore... Character Fiction ] ] [ [http://www.apneatic.com/about.php apneatic.com ] ] . Former staff members include make-up artist and singer Jeffree Star, and photographer Christine Kessler [ [http://www.christinekessler.com/site/static.php?page=godsgirls Christine Kessler Photography - Christine Kessler Portfolio - GodsGirls.com ] ] [ [http://www.godsgirls.com/makeup_artists Gods Girls ] ] .

Appearances

Print

GodsGirls stories and interviews have been featured in publications and journals such as "Skin Art", "Prick Magazine", "Jane" [ [http://www.suicidegirlx.com/index.php?content=jane&o=true SuicideGirlX: Under Construction ] ] , "Spin", "Rock Sound" , "Skin Deep", and " [ [http://fleshbot.com/search/godsgirls/ Fleshbot: Pure Filth ] ] .

Radio

Interviews with Nielsen and various models have been broadcast by Music Plus TV, thestreamtv.com, and Playboy Radio [ [http://caustictruths.com/blog/2007/07/31/godsgirls-live-tomorrow-on-the-stream-tv-music-video/ GodsGirls Live Tomorrow on The Stream TV (music video) | CAUSTIC TRUTHS! ] ] . Model Chelsea is the former host of the talk show "Pillow Talk" [ [http://www.thestream.tv/watch.php?v=490 theStream.tv - LIVE! From the Future...with Stuart Paap! - live interactive internet television - a semper mental production - live from the future with stuart paap - lovestream - filmnut - coin-op tv live - super awesome amazing - the blood stream ] ] [ [http://vlaze.com/godsgirls/blog/ GodsGirls.com's blog at Vlaze.com/godsgirls/blog ] ] , and has made numerous appearances as a guest DJ, along with owner Annaliese Nielsen, on littleradio.com [ [http://www.littleradio.com/search?s=godsgirls&x=1&y=1 LittleRadio.com ] ]

Music

GodsGirls models have been featured in music videos such as The Sounds' "Tony the Beat," Kelis' "Bossy," Teddybears' "Cobrastyle," Saliva's "Ladies and Gentlemen," and Good Charlotte's "The River" [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epU5AFUbLr4 YouTube - the sounds - Tony The Beat ] ] [ [http://www.spike.com/video/2835201 Saliva – Ladies and Gentlemen - SPIKE ] ] .

Art

Contemporary artists Sylvia Ji and Joshua Petker depicted various GodsGirls models in portraiture format for their exhibition "Behind Bedroom Doors" [ [http://www.sourharvest.com/thinkspace/press/pr_behind.php thinkspace gallery press release: Behind Bedroom Doors ] ] [ [http://www.yankme.com/archive/index.php/t-6830.html "Behind Bedroom Doors" [Archive - YANK ME! Webmaster Boards ] ] [ [http://www.sourharvest.com/thinkspace/behind/index.php thinkspace gallery: Behind Bedroom Doors ] ] . Model Aprella is known for her modeling collaboration with New York based artists David Stoupakis, who goes as far as to call her his "muse" [ [http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2007/09/art-space-talk-david-stoupakis.html myartspace>blog: Art Space Talk: David Stoupakis ] ] . Models are also known to actively participate in signing booths and burlesque performances in annual tattoo conventions across the globe [ [http://tattoos.com/nix/ The 10th Annual Northern Ink Xposure ] ] .

Video

GodsGirls' softcore clips and podcasts are available for download to site members [ [http://www.godsgirls.com/ipod Gods Girls ] ] .

Controversy

GodsGirls has been the subject of lawsuits by competitor alt-porn website SuicideGirls due to modeling contract altercations. SuicideGirls' modeling contract prevents former and current models from collaborating with competing sites or agencies in the field of alt-porn by the inclusion of a non-compete clause [ [http://wweek.com/editorial/3210/7126/ Willamette Week | “Suicide Defense” | January 11th, 2006 ] ] . Many former models who have allegedly violated their contracts by pursuing modeling with competing websites have been threatened by legal action as well [ [http://suicidegirlx.com/stuff/jane/index.php SuicideGirlX: Jane Magazine Article ] ] [ [http://www.portlandphoenix.com/features/other_stories/documents/05018238.asp Features | SuicideGirls revolt ] ] . None of these lawsuits, however, have resulted in a victory for the plaintiff [ [http://deviantnation.com/sg_ruling/ Deviant Nation : Legal ] ] [ [http://suicidegirlx.com/articles/index.php?title=Ex-Suicidegirls%20Take%20it%20in%20the%20Proverbial%20Ass. SuicideGirlX: Exclusive Articles ] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.godsgirls.com Godsgirls.com]
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