Genesis is a pornographic magazine, which began publication in 1973, is a men's consumer magazine to exclusively feature female stars of the adult film industry. Billing itself as "The Home of Porn's Hottest Stars," Genesis features pictorials, exclusive columns by adult film stars, interviews, feature articles, movie reviews and news. Genesis is published by the Magna Publishing Group, which also publishes Swank, Gent, Velvet and many other popular men’s magazines. Genesis features masthead publisher Tera Patrick and has had columnists including adult film stars Houston, Jasmin St. Claire, Mari Possa, Carmen Luvana, Tyler Faith and The Love Twins. Genesis is also known for its amateur erotic photo contest, "Sex Star Hunt" which was formerly known as "Friends and Lovers." They also publish an annual list of their rankings of the top adult film stars entitled, "Porn's Hot 100" and are the co-creators and producers of the annual Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards (F.A.M.E. Awards) held each year in Los Angeles as part of the Erotica LA convention.
