Another porn actress dies 'way too young'; 4th in 3 months

Porn actress Olivia Nova, considered a rising star in the X-rated film business, was found dead Sunday at her Las Vegas home. Only 20 years old, she was the fourth adult film actress to die in the past three months.

The cause of death was unknown.

LA Direct Models, which represented the Minnesota native, confirmed her death and issued this statement:

"While only represented by Direct Models for a short period of time, we came to know Olivia as a beautiful girl with a very sweet and gentle personality. Another one, way too young, we are beyond shocked and most certainly, it was completely out of the blue. Rest in peace, sweet angel."

Newsweek reported that a Direct Models rep said Nova worked on approximately 20 pornographic modeling shoots.

Nova's death follows the recent deaths of three other, more established porn stars — Yurizan Beltran (better known by her screen name Yuri Luv), August Ames and Shyla Stylez.

Beltran, 31, a native of Long Beach, Calif., and veteran of more than 200 adult films, is believed to have succumbed to an accidental overdose of prescription drugs Dec. 13.

Porn star August Ames committed suicide in December after being...

Ames, 23, hanged herself Dec. 5 in Ventura County, Calif., after she was cyberbullied for stating on Twitter that she refused to work with "crossover" performers — men who had also appeared in gay pornography. She was barraged with comments accusing her of anti-gay prejudice, even though she insisted that her preference was based solely on health reasons.

Ames, a Canadian who acted in more than 270 films since 2013, was nominated for Female Performer of the Year at the 2018 AVN Awards later this month.

Stylez, also originally from Canada, made more than 400 videos in Southern California. Born Amanda Friedman, the 35-year-old porn queen died in her sleep Nov. 9 at her mother's home in Armstrong, B.C. The cause of death was not known.