PARIS – Philippe Ferro, a 26-year-old Parisian, took top honors in the X-Star Story contest hosted by American gay adult studio TitanMen and French LGBT media company Yagg in association with PinkTV and Mykodial. Ferro bested other competitors over the course of the six-month-long online contest to claim a performance contract with TitanMen, an in-depth interview at Yagg.com and the starring role in a Yagg production, The Making of the Next TitanMan.

“Philippe has what it takes to be the next TitanMan,” said Bruce Cam, an award-winning gay adult producer and founder of San Francisco-based TitanMen’s parent company, Titan Media. “He’s handsome, masculine and knows how to connect with the viewer through a camera’s lens.

“I also like it that he’s a bit shy but willing to push himself,” added Cam, who also served as one of the contest’s judges. “I’m certain that our TitanMen customers will love him.”

Audition videos and interviews with the contestants are online at X-Star-Story.com. Ferro’s initial interview is here, in French.

“I am very pleased that Philippe won our X-Star Story contest,” said Yagg.com Editor in Chief and co-founder Yannick Barbe. “The best man won. I think that choosing Philippe was a nice surprise for all the fans that have been following the contest.

“I now leave it in the capable hands of the guys at Titan Media to make a great scene with Philippe,” he continued. “I’m betting that he’s got what it takes to be the next big X-Star.”

Ferro shot his first TitanMen scene in mid-September, then appeared at the Titan booth during San Francisco’s world-famous leather and fetish festival, Folsom Street Fair. Yagg’s editorial team followed the young Parisian for the duration, documenting his experiences as a newly minted gay porn star.

“Philippe is an absolute natural,” Cam said. “He loves the camera, and the camera loves him. He appeared at our Folsom booth for six hours last Sunday, and the fans went crazy over him. He genuinely liked standing for six hours signing autographs and interacting with each person!

“You will see more of Philippe in upcoming TitanMen features,” Cam promised.