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{{short description|American pornographic actress (born 1972)}}

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| birth_place = [[Sikeston, Missouri]], U.S.<ref name="ringside" />

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'''Sunset Thomas''' (born '''Diane Fowler'''<ref name="lasvegassun1" /> on February 19, 1972;<ref name="iafd" /> given name '''Diane Thomas'''<ref name="8wqOW" />) is an American artist and former [[Pornographic actor|pornographic actress]]. She was runner-up for ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' [[List of Penthouse Pets|Pet of the Year]] in 1998 and is a member of the [[Adult Video News]] [[Hall of Fame]]. [[The Guardian|''Guardian'']] writer [[Andrew Anthony]] described her as "a pencil-thin woman with heavily enlarged breasts".<ref name="risky" />

Thomas was born in [[Sikeston, Missouri]] as one of 11 siblings.<ref name="ringside" /> She moved around often in her youth with her family, living in various states including [[Virginia]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Texas]], and [[Tennessee]]. She spent her [[teenage]] years in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]. In Florida she became something of a wild child, sacrificing school and books for sunning and bikinis on the Florida beaches.<ref name="BunnyRanchInter1" /><ref name="BunnyRanchInter2" />

After high school, she moved to [[Ft. Lauderdale, Florida]], where she performed a variety of jobs, among them, [[Fashion model|modeling]] aside the championship trophy after the annual [[NASCAR]] race held there was over.<ref name="Instit" /> She worked as a prostitute at the [[Moonlite BunnyRanch]], and according to [[Dennis Hof]] made $2000 a night.<ref name="aim" /><ref name="EQJal" /> 2002 saw Thomas speaking publicly about her life at the BunnyRanch in the [[HBO]] [[Documentary film|documentary]] series entitled ''[[Cathouse: The Series|Cathouse]]'', and in 2003, she appeared in its sequel.<ref name="aim" /> She later told interviewer Andrew Anthony that there is no real difference between pornography and prostitution.<ref name="risky" />

Thomas is the aunt of porn star [[Sunrise Adams]].<ref name="ZvuBN" /><ref name="slWnC" /><ref name="Kh9CC" /><ref name="LZxnq" /><ref name="tLgiS" /><ref name="GwSTy" /> Thomas was married to Kent Wallace, her publicist and co-star from her reality show ''Sin City Mom''.<ref name="methodshop" /> She dated [[Dennis Hof]], the owner of [[Moonlight Bunny Ranch]], during her tenure there, and during that time legally adopted the name ''Diane Hof''.<ref name="lasvegassun1" />

Thomas shot her first adult film when she was 18, appearing in ''Mr. Peeper's 25th Anniversary'' alongside her husband, Zach, and another man.<ref name="BunnyRanchInter1" /> She says the name "Sunset" was inspired by a comment of her husband when he said "You know what, honey?...you're pretty as a sunset"; the name Thomas popped up when she was thinking of a good last name to go with it.<ref name="BunnyRanchInter2" /> After appearing in the Cathouse documentaries, Thomas was featured in the 2005 documentary ''Pornstar Pets'' and made an appearance on ''[[Maury (TV series)|Maury]]'', in which she encountered a crush from her [[middle school]] days. The episode was titled 'I Was An Ugly Teen... Now I'm a Hot, Sexy 10!'. In 2006, Thomas obtained her own show on KSEX radio called ''Sunset After Sunset''. In 2007, she appeared on the ''[[Montel Williams Show]]'' to discuss her porn career and being a mother.

In April 2009 Thomas released her erotic fiction novel, ''Anatomy of an Adult Film'', which was largely a fictionalized account of her adult film career.<ref name="stern" /> She was inducted into the [[XRCO Hall of Fame]] in April 2010.<ref name="xrco10nom" />

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<ref name="lasvegassun1">{{cite web|url=http://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2013/jun/17/suit-against-sunset-thomas-offers-new-wrinkle-olde/ |title=Suit against Sunset Thomas offers new wrinkle in the oldest profession |publisher=Lasvegassun.com |date= 2013-06-17|accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref>

<ref name="iafd">{{cite web | title = Sunset Thomas | publisher =IAFD.com | url =http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=SThomas/gender=f/Sunset-Thomas.htm| accessdate = 2010-02-17}}</ref>

<ref name="risky">[https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2004/aug/01/features.magazine37 "Risky Business"], ''The Observer'', 1 August 2004</ref>

<ref name="ringside">{{cite web|url=http://www.ringsidereport.com/rsr/news.php?readmore=1322 |title=A Reliable Source Special Interview: Star of Cathouse Sunset Thomas |access-date=2008-11-16 |author=Antonio Santiago |date=2008-11-15 |publisher=ringsidereport.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527055414/http://www.ringsidereport.com/rsr/news.php?readmore=1322 |archive-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="BunnyRanchInter1">{{cite web|url= http://www.bunnyranch.com/news/sunsetfirst.htm|title= Making Hooker History: Porn Star Sunset Thomas Puts Out At The Bunnyranch Brothel|accessdate= 2008-08-30|author= Rick Sandack|publisher= bunnyranch.com}}</ref>

<ref name="Instit">{{cite web|url= http://www.institutionalized.net/More/sunset_thomas.html|title= An Interview with Porn Star Sunset Thomas|accessdate= 2008-08-30|author= Max Gunner|year= 2003|publisher= institutionalized.net}}</ref>

<ref name="aim">{{cite web|url=http://www.aim.org/aim-column/shame-on-fox-news/|title=Shame on Fox News|last=Cliff Kincaid|date=2002-12-19|work=Accuracy in Media|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="methodshop">{{cite web|url= http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/interviews/sunsetthomas/index.shtml|title= Sunset Thomas CES 2011 Interview [video]|accessdate= 2010-01-07|author= MethodShop.com|year= 2011|publisher= methodshop.com}}</ref>

<ref name="BunnyRanchInter2">{{cite web|url= http://www.spectator.net/NEW_ARCHIVES/Sunset2.html|title= Making Hooker History: Porn Star Sunset Thomas Puts Out At The Bunnyranch Brothel (page 2)|accessdate= 2008-08-30|author= Rick Sandack|publisher= bunnyranch.com|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20010626053901/http://www.spectator.net/NEW_ARCHIVES/Sunset2.html|archivedate= 2001-06-26}}</ref>

<ref name="stern">{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/35316.html |title=Sunset Thomas Writes Erotic Fiction Based on Adult Career |publisher=AVN |date=2009-05-18 |accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref>

<ref name="xrco10nom">{{cite web | title =XRCO Announces 2010 Nominees| publisher = AVN.com| url = http://business.avn.com/articles/37489.html| accessdate =2010-03-04 | date = 2010-03-04}}</ref>

<ref name="8wqOW">{{cite web|url= http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2006/04/sunset_thomas_a.html|title= Sunset Thomas and I Bond Over Vegas|access-date= 2008-08-30|author= Richard Abowitz|date= 2006-04-27|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110216070304/http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2006/04/sunset_thomas_a.html|archive-date= 2011-02-16|df=}}</ref>

<ref name="EQJal">{{cite web |url=http://www.esquire.com/the-side/qa/holly-sampson-tiger-woods-120809|title=Ask a Porn Star: Could Tiger Really Have Slept with Holly Sampson & Joslyn James?|last=Kurt Soller|date=2009-12-08|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="ZvuBN">{{cite web | title =Sunrise Adams Rises Again | author =David Sullivan | publisher =AVN.com | url =http://business.avn.com/articles/6718.html | archive-url =https://archive.is/20120708214611/http://business.avn.com/articles/6718.html | url-status =dead | archive-date =2012-07-08 | date =2006-12-17 | access-date =2010-02-17}}</ref>

<ref name="slWnC">[[Sunrise Adams]]</ref>

<ref name="Kh9CC">{{cite web|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/Sunrise-Adams-Rises-Again-29277.html |title=Sunrise Adams Rises Again}}</ref>

<ref name="LZxnq">{{cite web|url=http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/interviews/sunsetthomas/index.shtml |title=Sunset Thomas @ CES}}</ref>

<ref name="tLgiS">{{cite web|url= http://www.bunnyranch.com/news/cheririsks.html |title=Sunset Thomas Layout in Cheri Risks Magazine Getting Pulled}}</ref>

<ref name="GwSTy">{{cite web|url= http://www.sunporno.com/pornstars/5566/sunrise-adams/ |title=Sunrise Adams}}</ref>

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