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And a fresh faced reporter from another website, the name of which we couldn’t hear, asked Johnston what he was looking for in his next girlfriend. “She’s gotta be smart enough and outgoing. She’s gotta be able to handle the cold—I live in Alaska. I don’t want no shopaholic.”

"For the bravery to be himself despite the pictures other people want to paint of him," said the award’s emcee, "and for taking control of his image and letting us all enjoy in it, the mainstream to porn crossover award goes to...Levi Johnston."

More reporters descended. "No Palin questions, no cussing," Jones instructed them.

A few minutes later, Johnston went back inside and watched intently as he was introduced to the crowd with a video montage that showed his journey from the Republican National Convention to a Bravo Skype chat with Andy Cohen in which Johnston suggested that he'd be fine posing naked if the price was right.

After the video finished, the evening's emcee, Justin Bond, gave him a nice little intro. "For the bravery to be himself despite the pictures other people want to paint of him," he said, "and for taking control of his image and letting us all enjoy in it, the mainstream to porn crossover award goes to...Levi Johnston."

A huge roar came from the crowd and Johnston took to the stage.

"Thanks very much," he said, looking a little nervous. "Thank you Fleshbot,for giving me this opportunity, and make sure you all go and get the next issue of Playgirl."

And like that, it was over. It wasn't much of a climax.

Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.

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