Gina Gerson

Gina Gerson learned at fourteen that her mother’s partner was not her father

Gina Gerson was born in Prokopyevsk, in Russia’s Kemerovo oblast, in May 1991, while the Soviet Union still existed. Her mother and grandmother raised her; her mother had been sixteen when she became pregnant, and she grew up knowing practically nothing about her biological father. At fourteen she found out that her mother’s partner at the time, a member of the Russian mafia, was not the man who had actually fathered her.

Philology studies in Saint Petersburg gave way to a Budapest set at twenty-one

After finishing high school, Gina Gerson enrolled at Saint Petersburg State University to study philology, specialising in English and French, with an eye on becoming a teacher. While studying she took work as a waitress, a cleaner and a courier. By 2012 she was 21 and working sessions as a pornographic model; she dropped out of university that same year and moved to Budapest, where her career began. From there she went on to shoot for studios including Evil Angel, Girlfriends Films, Tushy and 21st Sextury.

Gina Gerson lost Foreign Female Artist of the Year to Anissa Kate in 2015

In 2015, Gina Gerson picked up two nominations at the “AVN Award”: “Foreign Female Artist of the Year,” which went to Anissa Kate, and “Best Foreign-Produced Sex Scene” for “Ballerina by Day Escort by Night”. The following year she returned to the “AVN Award” with another nomination in the same category, this time for “Do Not Disturb”.

Her autobiography traced the road from a troubled student to a name in adult film

In October 2019, Gina Gerson signed a contract with Histria Books to publish her autobiography, “Success through Inner Power and Sexuality”, released under her birth name, Valentina Dzherson. The book walked through her upbringing, her career and what she considered the reasons behind her success in the industry, describing the struggles and self-discipline behind a road that took her from being a difficult student to becoming a recognised name in adult film.

The hardcover edition appeared under the Prende Publishing imprint. Gerson also promoted the release with branded merchandise, including a white throw pillow, tote bag and phone case printed in bright pink. In 2021, Alex Coal was set to narrate an audio edition of the book, released alongside ebook and paperback versions on 26 October.