The 2020 LAL Expo, held this year in the Colombian city of Cali, came to a close on February 19 with the LAL Expo Awards.

The gala, which included photo ops, pre-event mingling and interviews, cocktails, dinner and entertaining hosts, was held at the Valle del Pacifico Event Center. The space had been transformed from a place of intense learning and seminar instruction to an opulent banquet hall honoring the industry’s best and brightest — and the audiovisual was legit killer.

Understandably, given the nature of the Colombian industry, the awards were heavily focused on webcam and studios — and there are a lot of studios located throughout the country. As such, in addition to an award given for “Best Colombian Cam Studio” overall, awards were allotted honoring the best Colombian cam studios per region and city. These included Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Eje Cafetero, Medellin, Bogotá, Costa and Pereira. I was also pleased to see the inclusion of an award for “Best LGBT Cam Studio.”

There was a selection of awards honoring models and performers, including “Best Female Cam Model,” “Best Male Cam Model,” “Best Latin Cam Model,” “Best Colombian Cam Model,” “Best New Cam Model of The Year,” “Best Cam Model — Private Cam Site,” “Best Cam Model — Tipping Cam Site” and “Best Social Media Star.” I personally would like to see more awards granted to models, who are the names and faces of the space and certainly work in a manner that’s integral overall. Nacho Vidal received an “Honorific Award” — akin to a lifetime achievement award — which felt appropriate and was well-done.

LAL Expo Awards Set Up, Image by the Author.

One interesting award that stood out was the award for “Best Training System.” This is an award granted to third-party programs dedicated to training models and advising studios — an interesting corner of the business unique to the Colombian space.

In sum, as I have stated before in previous coverage of the 2020 LAL Expo, there’s so much that is unique about the emerging market of Colombia and the Colombian cam space. LAL Expo’s awards event, down to the unique awards granted, highlights these elements. By paying attention to these seemingly small details, one can learn a lot about what’s going on in Colombia and the ways in which Colombia it connecting with the global adult industry overall.

Read YNOT’s coverage of LAL Expo 2020, Day 1 and LAL Expo 2020, Day 2.

Individual awards and their recipients follow. Congrats to all the winners and props to the LAL Expo 2020 leaders, organizers and team members. LAL Expo 2020 was a great event that showcased the Colombian community’s many strengths and called to light many of the issues shaping the space, both internally and within the context of the wider, global adult industry online.

Top Models Petes Evans and Lindsey Banks Interview Sponsors Before the Show, Image by the Author.

2020 LAL Expo Awards and Recipients 

Best Overall Cam Site: Chaturbate

Best European Cam Site: Stripchat

Best North American Cam Site: CAM4

Best Tipping Cam Site: BongaCams

Best Private Cam Site: Flirt4Free

Best International Cam Site: BongaCams

Most Porfessional Cam Site: FreeWebCams

Best Clip Site: ManyVids

Best Cam Studio: Best Studios

Best Colombian Emerging Cam Studio: Elite Studios

Most Professional Cam Studio: Interaction VC

Best International Cam Studio: Studio 20

Most innovative Cam Studio: JahlOnline Studio

Best Premium Cam Studio: CS Studio

Best Freemium Cam Studio: JH Studio

Best Glamour Cam Studio: CSM Studio

Best LGBT Cam Studio: Amaranta Group Agency

Best Latin America Cam Studio: CM Studios

Best European Cam Studio: Night Prowl

Best Colombian Cam Studio: Models1A

Best Colombian Cam Studio – Cundinamarca: Alzate Studios

Best Colombian Cam Studio – Antioquia: VMAC

Best Colombian Cam Studio — Eje Cafetero: Trend Studios

Best Colombian Cam Studio – Medellin: DS8

Best Colombian Cam Studio – Bogotá: IMG Studios

Best Colombian Cam Studio – Costa: VirtualNet Studios

Best Colombian Cam Studio – Pereira: VC Studio

Best Alternative Payment Service: Paxum

Best Affiliate Program: Xlovecash

Best Female Cam Model: BlueEyesLexi

Best Male Cam Model: Dorian Lux

Best Latin Cam Model: AnaCarrera

Best Colombian Cam Model: Andrealizcano

Best New Cam Model of The Year: GabyPastori

Best Cam Model — Private Cam Site: Sophie_Kennedy

Best Cam Model — Tipping Cam Site: LatyEvans

Best Social Media Star: Dayanna

Innovative Adult Product of the Year: Satisfayer

Best Training System: Estrellas Webcam

Best White Label Provider: Cambuilder

Honorific Award: Nacho Vidal

Premio JahlOnline: Melina

Best News/Media Organization: YNOT

Read YNOT Magazine’s coverage of the Colombian cam space here.

Top Models Petes Evans and Lindsey Banks Interview Sponsors Before the Show, Image by the Author.