ADULT FILM STARS MEET FANS AT CONVENTION.

Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer

She was the minister's daughter who'd won a commendation from the U.S. Air Force for saving thousands of dollars at military medical clinics nationwide.

But on Sunday, she was an adult-film star hawking her wares at a film-and-fan convention.

``I am the girl next door, literally, am literally down the street,'' said Kayla Cam, 33, of Canoga Park, a veteran of six films. ``I watched my first-ever porno film three days ago - I don't see what the big thrill is.

``It just sounded fun,'' she said of her new life in raunch. ``Last time I checked, my mom and dad live on the other side of the country and they don't pay my bills.''

Cam was one of several dozen hotties hoping to increase their stake at the AdultCon6 consumer convention at the Warner Center Marriott, where an estimated 1,500 fans paid $30 each to ogle several dozen scantily clad porn stars, strippers and phone sex workers.

While the performers sold their videos - which ran uncensored in the background - a parade of mostly young men caught every curve with video cams, digital cameras and photographic cell phones.

Because of the recent industry HIV outbreak that caused a monthlong shutdown of the adult-entertainment industry, some booths sat empty - the stars unable to afford the registration fee.

``It has a very sleazy feel, an odd feel this year,'' said Theresa MacWillie, a gray-haired woman from Huntington Beach who sold erotic foxtails and jewelry.

``It's too bad that some of the men who come here have such Elmer Fudd-meets-Charles Manson manners.''

For most men and women, however, it was just fun and commerce.

Keiko, a petite redhead from Florida, could have been a store clerk, a nurse or a secretary. Instead, she and her fiance flew to Los Angeles to become adult-film stars.

``It was kind of an accident,'' said Keiko, 20, of Sherman Oaks. ``I wanted to be famous. The easiest way to get it is to walk into a modeling office and say, I want to do porn.''

Keiko, like other performers, said she accepts the risk of working in the sex industry, which has had only one HIV outbreak in five years. Last month, five sex workers contracted HIV after one male worker reportedly contracted the virus in Brazil.

``I figure I have a much higher chance of dying on the 405 Freeway,'' said her fiance, Rob, who earns from $100 and $700 per shoot. The self-regulated testing system ``has proved itself well.''

Dana Bartholomew, [phone]

dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com

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(1) Autumn Crispo and Jennifer Reichert dance for camera-happy fans at AdultCon6, an adult-entertainment consumer convention, Sunday at the Warner Center Marriott.

(2) Cherie Hall, or ``Countess Erotica,'' talks to fans. AdultCon6 was an opportunity for fans to meet adult film stars.

Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer