I Quit Wall Street Internship for career in Porn--PAIGE JENNINGS, aka Veronica Vain

A former Wall Street intern is giving a new twist to asset management.

Paige Jennings, 23, announced on Twitter that she quit her internship at a global asset management firm to pursue a career in the adult film industry.

“I just left a job on Wall Street for a porn career because I can’t stop masturbating at work ...,” tweeted Jennings, who goes by the Twitter handle Veronica Vain.

 

A recent graduate of the University of Florida, Jennings’ internship was at Lazard Asset Management and lasted from June 2 to Jan. 9, Business Insider reported and sources told the Daily News.

 

“I have a finance degree and knew I wanted to apply it in business. I couldn't find my sweet spot and I did think about how I'm sexual and how much I enjoy anything related to that,” Jennings told the Daily News Wednesday night. “And I knew that’s never going to fly in a very conservative environment.”

She said her research led her to the online reality porn talent show “The Sex Factor,” where she hopes to make her adult film industry debut.

Buddy Ruben, a executive producer for the show, confirmed that Jennings has been invited to Las Vegas next week to audition during the Adult Video News Awards.

 

“She speaks really well. She’s intelligent. She’s beautiful and she’s down for whatever,” said Ruben, who contacted Jennings within three hours of getting her applications.

Jennings said she’s banking on making the cut for the show.

“I thought, if I was ever going to do porn, I was never going to come in (through) the bottom, where girls can get messed up, and beaten, and things like that,” Jennings said. “I was like, if I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it smart, I'm going to have control, I'm going to make a business out of it.

“I saw this as an opportunity to get out there in a positive way and reach out to the top parts of the industry,” she said.

Jennings said she is legally bound not to reveal what Wall Street firm she interned for.

Lazard officials did not return calls or emails from The News requesting comment, but a source at the company confirmed that Jennings had a part-time internship from June until earlier this month.

Jennings did confirm media reports that she took nude bathroom selfies at work and posted them on her Twitter account.

“I thought, I’ll just take selfies in the bathroom, that'll play up,” she said.

She said she gave her two-week notice before leaving the firm.

“My (finance) group wanted me to continue. It was me (who didn't want to). I said it's not my industry,” she said, noting that there was an opportunity to continue.

She said finance “seems like a world that can really suck the life out of women, and you have to sacrifice so much, so much to have even a shot at that game.”

Jennings said she has no regrets about her decision.

“No, I think I could tear this industry up ... when it comes to scenes, it's definitely going to be something to watch,” she said. “I'm confident in those abilities.”