Genesis LaVey is arguably the only girl to be kicked off Suicide Girls for modeling for Blue Blood. In general, if a girl asks them if it is okay to shoot with us, they whine about it, but, in practice, they never actually take action against a girl for shooting with me and Forrest Black. Except in the case of Genesis where they implied to her in an email that they might have an issue with it and she publicly blasted them for it. Genesis takes no guff.

Whether she is dealing with bands backstage at Ozzfest or the desk personnel at a chi-chi hotel, Genesis is not shy about expressing her opinion and I always like that in a person. Forrest and I have photographed Genesis in a number of cities for Gothic Sluts, Barely Evil, Rubber Dollies, and Marquis. She can fit a whole devil duck in her mouth and I always like that in a person too.

Genesis says her fetishes are "blood, biting, piercings, stockings, BDSM & corsets" in roughly that order. Genesis adds, "I'm not complete with out vinyl, leather, and latex in my fetish wardrobe and for accessories I have fishnets, cuban healed stockings, striped stockings, thigh highs, garters and always a couple pairs of high-heeled black vinyl shoes or boots. Because if you have a decent selection of those groups it's easy to mix and match and create any look, from pin-up to complete BDSM badass." This BDSM badass pin-up started modeling almost serendipitously when she answered an ad in a local paper from Pacific NW photographer Carl Geers and the two just clicked creatively. Of course, Genesis is great in the spotlight and has performed at a variety of fetish nights and Pacific NW gentlemen's clubs as a feature entertainer. She describes one performance she did in erotic detail, " I had Marilyn Manson's version of 'Tainted Love' blaring on the club's speaker system and the stage's perimeter lined with red and white burning candles. I had four of my girlfriends come on stage in black vinyl attire. Each of them had a spanking tool with them … riding crops, cat-o-nine tails and paddles. One of them bound me to a pole while the others stripped my body naked. Each of them beat, bit, licked, kissed and doused my nude flesh with burning candle wax until the end of the song." And Genesis LaVey may be coming to a town near you soon because she just joined a body modification performance art troupe. This dangerous beauty gushes, "I can't wait to combine my love of performing and my love for the prick of a piercing needle, it's going to be wonderful!" Definitely sounds like it.

Genesis LaVey maintains an uncommon balance between adventure and responsibility and I like that in a person too.

--Amelia G, Los Angeles, December 2005