15 Facts About Belle Knox

Miriam Weeks, known professionally as Belle Knox, is an American former pornographic film actress.

Belle Knox began performing in pornography while studying at Duke University.

Belle Knox took a college-sanctioned break from Duke University in early 2014 and later returned to continue her studies.

Belle Knox believes her experiences are indicative of the rising costs of higher education in the United States.

Belle Knox has won a 2014 Fanny Award and a 2015 XBIZ Award.

In previous work as a waitress, Belle Knox had a boss who treated her poorly and a schedule that interfered with her studies, and was paid less than $400 a month.

Belle Knox reasoned that pornography would allow her to control her schedule, and she could make about $1,300 per scene.

Belle Knox had previously tried to apply for government student loans, but was told that she was ineligible; and believed private student loans would "strap her family with debt".

Belle Knox began working in pornography in November 2013, flying to Los Angeles while on school breaks to perform in films.

In early 2015 Belle Knox declined to comment on whether she was still filming adult movies.

Belle Knox has shown admiration for both former Representative Ron Paul and his son Senator Rand Paul.

Belle Knox was involved in the organization Students for Liberty, an organization that bills itself as "the largest libertarian student organization in the world", and was the campus coordinator for Students for Liberty at Duke.

Belle Knox began to receive threats of violence and death in person and via social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

On March 4,2014, Belle Knox decided to embrace her new reality: she wrote a second post where she revealed her stage name and reflected on her experiences.

Knox has been the focus of the five-part documentary series Becoming Belle Knox, which was produced and released by Stateless Media and Conde Nast Entertainment.