Belle Knox

Belle Knox, also known as Miriam Weeks and Bella Knox, is an American former adult performer, writer and public commentator whose brief career in adult film began in 2013 while she was enrolled as a Duke University student. Born June 9, 1995, she entered adult-film work during that period, and her short career was accompanied by extensive mainstream commentary on tuition costs, sex work and privacy. In 2014, another student publicly revealed her identity, and the resulting Duke University media story became a major national story, including Rolling Stone and numerous television interviews.

Knox won the 2015 XBIZ Marketing Campaign of the Year award and received additional XBIZ and XRCO nominations. She contributed writing and public speaking on sex-work and tuition issues. Her screen credits include the 2014 documentary short Becoming Belle Knox, in which she appeared as herself and which concerned her public identity and college experience. Her credits also include the 2014 video feature School of MILF 2: The Education of Belle Knox, one of her better-known credits.

She later returned to higher education and in 2018 was attending New York Law School. Her listed location is the United States, and she is categorized as a performer. She is known for the Duke University media story, the 2015 XBIZ Marketing Campaign of the Year award, and her writing and public commentary.