(VAN NUYS, CA) -- Vivid Entertainment Group today announced that Vivid Girl Briana Banks has signed a new, exclusive, three-year contract which includes an option for an additional two years.

The long-legged, 23-year-old, German-born Briana joined Vivid in June 2001 and has completed shooting eight movies thus far. She starred in "Flick" an AVN Editor's Choice as well as co-starring in "Where the Boy's Aren't 14", directed by Chi Chi LaRue, which received an Aaaaa review, AVN's highest. Her upcoming film "Heartbreaker", due out July 17, 2002, is expected to garner multiple award nominations for both the actress and Vivid. In addition, she starred with Vivid superstar Jenna Jameson in "Briana Loves Jenna", one of the top selling and renting features of the year.

Briana is currently featured on the cover of Revolver magazine and is a candidate for Penthouse Pet of the Year for 2003. She was the subject of a 12-page Pet of the Month pictorial and centerfold in the June 2001 Penthouse shot by famed photographer Earl Miller, and has appeared on multiple magazine covers. In the June/July issue of Flaunt Magazine, Briana, along with Jenna, Dasha, Autumn and Kody will appear in a 10-page layout shot by celebrated photographer, David LaChappelle.

Briana began her career as a teenage fashion model in Europe and later moved to the United States, where she worked as an insurance auditor before entering the adult entertainment field.

About Vivid

The Vivid Entertainment Group is the world's leading adult film company. It is well known for its "Vivid Girl" concept under which top adult film stars are signed to exclusive agreements that are styled on the old Hollywood contract star system. Since its founding in 1984, Vivid has placed heavy emphasis on high quality erotic film entertainment for the couples market. Vivid is known for its innovative technological advances such as full function DVDs and popular Websites including www.vivid.com and www.vividdvd.com. Vivid is a major supplier of content for pay-per-view networks in North America and internationally. For further information email rm@vividvideo.com.