The Sex Factor was an online reality TV series produced by xHamster where eight men and eight women compete to become a porn star. The sixteen contestants supposedly have never had sex on camera prior to the series.^[1] The show is hosted by Asa Akira, and features Lexi Belle, Tori Black, Remy LaCroix, and Keiran Lee as mentors and judges.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} Belle Knox was initially going to host the show, but was replaced by Akira.^[8]

The show has one male and one female winner.^[9] The winners get a three-year contract with a porn film production company and an undisclosed amount of money, for a total amount of $1 million in prize value.^[10]

Casting took place in two rounds: one in December 2014 and one in January 2015, during that year's AVN Expo.^[11] Filming took place during early 2015,^[10] with pauses of months between episodes.^[12] None of the performers have been paid for their presence in the show,^[10] apart from trip reimbursements.^[12]

The 16 contestants who competed to win The Sex Factor are:

Notes

^a The girls won the challenge and they could cast votes to send one male contestant home. Three girls voted against Donnie Rock, while one voted against Sonny Keegan. David Caspian received four votes from the girls, eliminating him from the contest despite the judges' affection towards him.
^b The girls had a photoshoot done by Holly Randall and the judges chose Allie Eve Knox as the winner. Veronica Vain revealed she had been given an offer she couldn't refuse and wanted to leave the competition, so no contestant was eliminated. The judges invited David Caspian to join the guys in a strip club in this episode and learn how to dance as a male stripper. ^c There was no elimination in this episode as the challenge was not complete and continues in the next episode. Allie Eve Knox, the winner of episode 2, is seen participating in a photoshoot by Holly Randall for Hustler magazine. ^d There was no elimination in this episode as the challenge was not complete and continues in the next episode. Blair discovered that Adrian has previously acted in a professional porn film by James Deen, potentially disqualifying her from the contest. ^e There was no elimination in this episode as the challenge was not complete and continues in the next episode. ^f The challenge from the previous two episodes was concluded, with the winners being declared having the Sex Factor.