Hyapatia Lee, Cherokee porn star

Hyapatia LeeHyapatia Lee (b. November 11 1960, Indianapolis, Indiana) of Cherokee descent, was an American exotic dancer and pornographic actress. As the only (one quarter Cherokee) Native American in the business, she was one of the most prolific pornographic actress of the Golden Age of Porn.

In 1993 she was inducted into the XRCO and AVN Halls of Fame. She was also given the Lifetime Achievement Award' from the Free Speech Coalition in 1995.

Career

After winning the 1979 Miss Nude Galaxy contest in Roselawn, Indiana, its owner cast Hyapatia Lee in The Young Like It Hot (1983). In 1984, she appeared in Penthouse, in the same September 1984 record breaking bestselling issue that exposed Miss America 1984, Vanessa Williams (although it became illegal to own since its Penthouse Pet was minor Traci Lords).Comment:  For more on Native porn, see Nude Navajo Model and Finding Native Porn. For more on the subject in general, see Indian Women as Sex Objects.