The product of a single-parent household in Orange County, Calif., Giovanni is a mix of Italian, Yugoslavian, French, German, Irish and American Indian. And hard as it is to believe, the young porn starlet claims she was shy and unpopular in school, spending much of her time reading National Geographic and drawing.

"Having to socialize was an awkward feeling for me, and I was never really good at it. I never got asked out in high school. I was pretty much unnoticed," she tells fans who visit her website, AriaGiovanni.com, through which she peddles DVDs and posters and auctions off her panties.

While studying biochemiThe product of a single-parent household in Orange County, Calif., Giovanni is a mix of Italian, Yugoslavian, French, German, Irish and American Indian. And hard as it is to believe, the young porn starlet claims she was shy and unpopular in school, spending much of her time reading National Geographic and drawing.

"Having to socialize was an awkward feeling for me, and I was never really good at it. I never got asked out in high school. I was pretty much unnoticed," she tells fans who visit her website, AriaGiovanni.com, through which she peddles DVDs and posters and auctions off her panties.

While studying biochemistry in college, Giovanni worked as a candy striper, hospital PBX operator and teacher's aide to support herself, but her formal education was cut short when she was discovered by amateur webmasters in San Diego who hired her to model.

Giovanni agreed to model to make a few tuition dollars. She quickly saw how lucrative her looks could be and seized control of her career. In September 2000, with introductions from friends she met in the business, Giovanni was named a Penthouse Pet. Giovanni agreed to model to make a few tuition dollars. She quickly saw how lucrative her looks could be and seized control of her career. In September 2000, with introductions from friends she met in the business, Giovanni was named a Penthouse Pet. Giovanni agreed to model to make a few tuition dollars. She quickly saw how lucrative her looks could be and seized control of her career. In September 2000, with introductions from friends she met in the business, Giovanni was named a Penthouse Pet.

stry in college, Giovanni worked as a candy striper, hospital PBX operator and teacher's aide to support herself, but her formal education was cut short when she was discovered by amateur webmasters in San Diego who hired her to model.

Giovanni agreed to model to make a few tuition dollars. She quickly saw how lucrative her looks could be and seized control of her career. In September 2000, with introductions from friends she met in the business, Giovanni was named a Penthouse Pet.