This article is about a/an Ranger in Bikini Rangers Dino Fusion. |
Nikki Benz | |
Stego Steele | |
Gender: | Female |
Seasons: | Dino Fusion |
Colors: | Blue |
Hometown: | Mariupol, Ukraine |
First Apperance: | Day of the Dino Fusion, Part 1 |
Last Full Apperance: | The Final Countdown, Part 2 |
Occupation: | the stage name of an award winning Ukrainian Canadian pornographic actress. She is also a 2010 Penthouse Pet who was selected as the 2011 Pet of the Year. In May 2014 she announced her candidacy for mayor of the city of Toronto although her nomination was not accepted because she had failed to provide a current driver's license. |
Number of Episode Appearances: | 53 (Dino Fusion) |
- For the Bikini Rangers omg! version of this character, see Nikki Benz
Nikki Benz is the Stego Steele, Blue Bikini Ranger of the Dino Fusion Rangers. She is also referred to as Blue Ranger and, in roll calls, as Stegosaurus Power Blue.
Biography
Benz was born in Mariupol, Ukraine. Her father's family was Canadian. At age 7, she emigrated to Canada with her parents. She was raised in Toronto.
Career
Benz worked as a swimsuit model and stripper prior to her porn career. She entered the adult film industry by e-mailing porn director Jim Gunn, who introduced her to Frank Kay, the president of Pleasure Productions. She signed with Pleasure Productions in January 2003 and made her first on-screen sex scene in Strap On Sally 20 with Gina Lynn, and her first boy-girl scene with Ben English in The Sweetest Thing. After completing her contract, Benz moved to Los Angeles and signed with Jill Kelly Productions in September 2004. Benz signed a contract with TeraVision in September 2005.
Benz has been featured in many popular adult magazines including Penthouse, High Society, Genesis, Fox, OUI, Cheri, Hustler, Club and Club International. She is the Penthouse Pet of the Month for April 2010, and was also the magazine's cover girl and feature in the May 2008 issue. Benz was named Penthouse Pet of the Year 2011. She was also the cover girl of Xtreme Magazine for January 2014.
Appearances
Along with Lisa Ann and Sean Michaels, Benz co-hosted the XRCO Awards in April 2010. Benz has made several appearances on the FoxSports.com show Cubed, playing a wise-cracking, sports-savvy cleaning lady.
In 2012, Benz was featured in a video game, Saints Row: The Third - Penthouse Pack, released by Volition. She also was in a music video, Lose Yourself. In 2013, she appeared briefly in the film Pain and Gain.
She appears in the dramatic film My Trip Back to the Dark Side, which was directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Shane Stanley. The film also stars Jason Pace, Sean Young, Courtney Gains and Betsy Russell from the Saw franchise.
Other ventures
Benz owns and operates her own company, Nikki Benz Inc., and produces content for her own website in addition to her work for the production company Brazzers.
She hosted a show on KSEX called Contract Superstars alongside Lacie Heart, Ashley Steele, Stormy Daniels and Tyler Faith, but quit citing "time constraints".
Benz and fellow adult performer Alexis Texas decided to advocate for gender equality, supporting female toplessness by Times Square performers, by exposing their breasts in Times Square.
Toronto mayoral campaign
In May 2014, Benz announced her candidacy to run for mayor of the Canadian city of Toronto via her Twitter account The announcement was subsequently covered by the Huffington Post, TMZ, and in a Playboy.com interview The news also gained international attention via Yahoo France, Britain and Finland. On May 28, 2014, Benz tried to submit her application to run for Mayor of Toronto but the city would not accept her application because her Ontario driver's license had already expired. It was not known at the time whether she would reapply to run for mayor. In the Playboy interview, Benz discussed various campaign issues including gay rights, economic stimulation for the city, and public transportation. Her platform included supporting and raising funds for the Downtown Relief Line, a proposed addition to Toronto's mass transit system She also commented on current mayor Rob Ford's substance abuse and his break from campaigning while he attends to his drug rehabilitation. Ford was videotaped twice smoking what appeared to be a crack pipe and later admitted to using the illegal substance In the interview, Benz cited her honesty and transparency, her love of her [home town] city, and concern for its people. She also vowed to donate half of her salary as mayor to a cause chosen by its citizens.
Awards and nominations
- 2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Couples Sex Scene, Video – Take No Prisoners
- 2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress, Video – Jack's Teen America 2[
- 2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Tease Performance – Take No Prisoners[
- 2006 F.A.M.E. Award nominee – Hottest Body
- 2007 F.A.M.E. Award nominee – Hottest Body
- 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Meet the Fuckers 6
- 2008 F.A.M.E. Award finalist – Hottest Body
- 2008 F.A.M.E. Award nominee – Favorite Ass
- 2009 F.A.M.E. Award finalist – Hottest Body
- 2009 F.A.M.E. Award nominee – Favorite Breasts
- 2010 XBIZ Award nominee – Female Performer of the Year
- 2010 XBIZ Award nominee – Crossover Star of the Year
- 2010 XBIZ Award nominee – Pornstar Website of the Year – NikkiBenz.com
- 2010 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Three-Way Sex Scene – Penthouse: Slave for a Night
- 2010 F.A.M.E. Award finalist – Hottest Body
- 2010 F.A.M.E. Award finalist – Favorite Breasts
- 2010 F.A.M.E. Award nominee – Favorite Female Starlet
- 2010 Danni Girl of the Month - September[
- 2011 Penthouse Pet of the Year
- 2011 NightMoves Award winner – Best Feature Entertainer (Editor's Choice)
- 2012 AVN Award nominee – Best Crossover Star
- 2012 Howard Stern's World's Strongest Naked Woman
- 2012 Nightmoves Award winner – Best Feature Entertainer (Fan's Choice)
- 2013 XBIZ Award nominee – Crossover Star of the Year
- 2013 AVN Award nominee – Best Pornstar Website – NikkiBenz.com
- 2015 XBIZ Award winner – Crossover Star of the Year
- 2016 AVN Hall of Fame inductee
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Bikini Rangers Dino Fusion
- To Be Added
Stego Steele
Arsenal
- Battery Fusion Chargers #3 - Stego Charger (Stegosaurus)
- Battery Fusion Chargers #11 - Dino Cycle Charger (Deinonychus)
- Stego Shield
- Dino Fusion Morpher
- Dino Fusion Saber
- Dino Blade Blaster
- DinoComm
- Lexington Steele's Dildo Harness
- Blue Fusion Energems
Zords
Ranger Keys
- to be added
Notes
- Stego Steele is named after American pornographic actor Lexington Steele.
- Her fanbase is refered to as the Benz Mafia
- Has a Pomeranian named Tobby
- Is close friends with fellow adult starlet Puma Swede
See Also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nikki Benz |
- Real Nikki Benz on Wikipedia
- Real Nikki Benz on Boobpedia (WARNING:EXPLICT CONTENT)
- Nobuharu Udo - Super Sentai counterpart in Kyoryuger. See comparison page.
- Koda - Power Rangers counterpart in Dino Charge. See comparison page.
- Nobuta-san - Nikki's counterpart in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Returns: 100 YEARS AFTER and Nobuharu's descendant who possessed the Blue Ranger powers.
- Kim Sechang, Nikki's counterpart and Nobuharu's successor from the Korean-produced Dino Force Brave.
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