| Birthday: | January 16, 1968 |
| Birth place: | Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| Hometown: | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Occupation: | Artist, Entertainer (Dancer/Model/Actress), Photographer, Producer, Entrepreneur |
| Major titles: | The only woman who has appeared on the cover of both The Wall Street Journal and Jugs magazine The most downloaded woman on the Internet (Guinness World Records, 2000) XRCO Hall of Fame (2006) AVN Hall of Fame – Internet Founders Branch (2012) Chaturbate Female Empowerment Award (GFY, 2016) |
| Measurements: | 32-23-38 (97-58-89 cm) |
| Height: | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Weight: | 115 lb (52 kg) |
| Bra/cup size: | 32FF (= 32G) |
| Boobs: | Natural |
| Hair color: | Blonde |
| Eye color: | Green/Grey |
| Marital status: | Married |
Danni Ashe is the pseudonym of an American glamour model and former erotic dancer, who is the founder and former CEO of Danni’s Hard Drive, a pioneering adult web site. Ashe started her adult Internet site in 1995. She has been an industry advocate and testified before a government panel. Currently she is retired from modeling and has pursued other artistic interests.
“Danni Ashe paved the way for every woman who has ever hosted her own website, performed as a cam model or created any adult content of any type for the internet,” said Sherri L. Shaulis of AVN. “When she couldn’t find anyone to create a site for her, she took it upon herself to learn HTML and do it herself. She showed women could have complete control over their content and brand on the internet, paving the way for the likes of Sunny Leone, Joanna Angel and many, many more.”
| 1968 | Jan | Born in Beaufort, NC | |||
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| 1985 | – Seattle – Danced nude for the first time | ||||
| 1986 | |||||
| 1987 | |||||
| 1988 | Playboy’s Anniversary Playmate Search entry | ||||
| 1989 | Left dancing for real estate | ||||
| 1990 | Returned to dancing | ||||
| – Seattle – Bert walks into Rick’s where she’s stripping and they fall for each other | |||||
| 1991 | Tried out for Penthouse | ||||
| First professional photoshoot (3 layouts for Juggs editor – traded modeling for ad space) | |||||
| 1992 | Magazines w Danni’s first layouts hit the stands | ||||
| Her first VHS ‘Boobs on fire’ released (Napali Videos) | |||||
| 1993 | Engaged | ||||
| 1994 | Aug | 1st Boobcruise | |||
| First feature dancer booking – Baby Dolls in Phoenix, AZ | |||||
| Nov | Jacksonville incident | ||||
| 1995 | Jan | Last dance on stage – Market Street Cinema, SF, CA | |||
| ‘Being Digital‘ by Nicholas Negroponte was published | |||||
| Apr | – Bahamas – reading Being Digital and the HTML Manual of Style on the beach | ||||
| Jul | DHD launch – free site (created by Danni) | ||||
| Aug | 2nd Boobcruise | ||||
| 1996 | Feb | HotBOX launch – subscription site (created by Danni) | |||
| Jul | Hired webmistress Shannon to take over design duties (later known as Mischa, photographer) | ||||
| 1997 | Mar | 3rd and last Boobcruise | |||
| 1998 | Nov | Moved to new DHD office & studio in Culver city, CA | |||
| 1999 | |||||
| 2000 | Mar | Testified as a panel member for COPA Commission | |||
| Aug | Officially crowned the Most Downloaded Woman in the world | ||||
| 2001 | Dot-com bubble crash | ||||
| Sep | 911 | ||||
| Nov | First visit to Japan for Streaming Media Tokyo (keynote speaker) | ||||
| 2002 | |||||
| 2003 | |||||
| 2004 | Feb | DHD was acquired by John Morisano | |||
| Sep | Last glamour photoshoot (topless) | ||||
| 2005 | Jan | Last public appearance in Las Vegas | |||
| Last live show with Lorna Morgan | |||||
| Official retirement from her modeling career | |||||
| 2006 | Nov | DHD was acquired by PH at $3M | |||
| 2007 | |||||
| 2008 | Sep | Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers (the financial crisis of 2007–2008) | |||
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| 2010 | |||||
| 2011 | |||||
| 2012 | Dec | Won ‘AVN Hall of Fame – Internet Founders Branch’ | |||
| 2013 | Sep | Defamation lawsuit against Daily Mail Online | |||
| 2014 | |||||
| 2015 | |||||
| 2016 | Jan | Won ‘Chaturbate Female Empowerment Award’ | |||
| 2017 | Jan | The parties of the defamation lawsuit arrive at a settlement | |||
| 2018 | Jun | Penthouse was acquired by WGCZ Ltd. at $11.2M | |||
| Dec | Softbodies.com by Becky LeBeau published unreleased pics & vids of Danni | ||||
| 2019 | |||||
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We do not mention events that happened ‘before 1986’ and ‘after 2005’ in her life unless she or a public authority announced them, specifically referring to ‘Danni Ashe’. This is because she has right to distinguish her private life from her business life. We appreciate your thoughtful cooperation to keep her current life quiet and peaceful. Thank you very much.
