Shirley Lara Named 2017 XBIZ Business Woman of the Year

LOS ANGELES Chaturbate chief of operations Shirley Lara has been named the 2017 XBIZ Business Woman of the Year at the Andaz hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. on Jan. 10.

"I thank XBIZ for naming me Business Woman of the Year,” Lara said. “I accept this honor on my own behalf and on behalf of our great team of programmers, support staff and our talented and creative Chaturbate broadcasters. Through our combined efforts, Chaturbate has become the most popular free, livecam streaming platform."

The online sector’s XBIZ Exec Awards honors the outstanding achievements in a variety of prominent career fields within the adult industry.

For more information, visit Chaturbate.com.

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