Established in 2007, the ‘SE Awards’ show honors the best of brands, brick and mortar and professionals within the pleasure product industry during ANME.
Following a pre-nomination vote held earlier this month, STOREROTICA is happy to announce the official nominees for The 18th Annual SE Awards Show. Nominees were selected by SE Magazine readers who received an online ballot that allowed them to write in their vote for each category. Sixteen categories will be voted on, along with inducting two more industry professionals into STOREROTICA’s Hall of Fame.
“We look forward to the SE Awards each summer,” says Kristofer Kay, STOREROTICA’s Managing Editor.
“It allows us to honor our friends and partners in the adult retail industry during what is shaping up to be a turbulent year. Let’s all exhale, forget the tariff talk for an evening and have some fun. We’re grateful for the Founders and the ANME crew led by Lacy Empkey for what will be another wonderful event.”
Voting will begin Tuesday, May 26, 2025 with ballots being sent out via email.
For 18 years, the STOREROTICA Awards have celebrated brick-and-mortar storefronts, distributors and manufacturers in the industry. The 2025 SE Awards will be presented live, in person, on July 15 at the ANME Founders Show in Burbank, California. A reception will be held at 6 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony at 7 p.m.
Detroit-based sex “edutainer,” author, entrepreneur and all-around good time, Zoë Lignon, will be hosting the awards for the second year in a row.
“I will cum prepared once again to present the awards for the very best of our industry,” shares the Spectrum Boutique owner.
“Let’s make it a night to remember! It’s just too bad SE won’t create an award for the cringiest Instagram dildo-Influencer.”
The nominees of the 2025 SE Awards Show are as follows:
Pleasure Product Company of the Year
1. CalExotics
2. Doc Johnson
3. Nasstoys
4. Pipedream Products
5. Satisfyer
6. Lovehoney Group
7. Blush
8. Nu Sensuelle
Distributor of the Year
1.) Eldorado Trading Co.
2.) Holiday Products
3.) Nalpac/Entrenue
4.) Honey’s Place
5.) Paradise Marketing
6.) Metro
7.) Full Circle Distribution
8.) Sex Toy Distributing
Fetish/BDSM Company of the Year
1.) XR Brands
2.) Sportsheets
3.) Spartacus Leather
4.) Demon Kat
5.) Shots America (Ouch!)
6.) Kookie International
7.) Breathe Toys
8.) The Stockroom
Lubricant Company of the Year
1.) pjur
2.) Wicked Sensual Care
3.) Swiss Navy
4.) Sensuva
5.) JO
6.) Shunga Erotica Art
7.) Sliquid
8.) Exsens
Boutique Brand of the Year
1.) Vibratex
2.) Our Erotic Journey
3.) Like A Kitten
4.) Maia Toys
5.) NUUD
6.) COTR
7.) Intimita
8.) Dame
New Product of the Year
1.) Magic Wand Waterproof
2.) Southern Lights by CalExotics
3.) Next by Womanizer
4.) Daisy by Nu Sensuelle
5.) Hug by Dame
6.) Wand 2 by We-Vibe
7.) Play with Me Blooming Bliss by Blush
8.) Pro Kiss 2 by Satisfyer
LGBTQIA+ Company of the Year
1.) Oxballs
2.) Channel 1 Releasing
3.) Fleshjack
4.) XR Brands
5.) Fort Troff
6.) Aneros
7.) Sport Fucker
8.) Cute Little Fuckers
Sexual Enhancement Company of the Year
1.) Swiss Navy
2.) Doc Johnson (Supplement line)
3.) Sensuva
4.) Shunga Erotica Art
5.) SOS Distribution
6.) Exsens
7.) pjur
8.) Orgie
Foreign Manufacturer of the Year
1.) Lovehoney Group
2.) Satisfyer
3.) Svakom
4.) Creative Conceptions
5.) Kiiroo
6.) Shunga Erotic Art
7.) Rocks-Off
8.) Orgie
Male Pleasure Product of the Year
1.) PDX Elite Fuck-O-Matic Pro XL by Pipedream Products
2.) Milk Master by CalExotics
3.) M for Men Slambox by Blush
4.) Puffy by Tenga
5.) Ghost by Arcwave
6.) Hung UFO by Metro
7.) Boost by Fleshlight
8.) Powerblow by Kiiroo
Product Packaging of the Year
1.) Satisfyer
2.) Womanizer
3.) COTR
4.) Zalo
5.) Kama Sutra
6.) Classic Brands
7.) Doc Johnson (Ritual)
8.) CalExotics (Pacifica)
Account Executive of the Year
1.) Eddie Romero – Vibratex
2.) Kim Faubel – COTR
3.) Emily Pulaski – Like A Kitten
4.) Benny Neff – Blush
5.) Joanie Lee – XR Brands
6.) Janet Reynolds – M.D. Science Lab
7.) Suzy Contreras – Nasstoys
8.) Kim Maty – Entrenue
9.) Joey Teodoro – Shots
10.) Molly Romeo – Holiday Products
Businesswoman of the Year
1.) Susan Colvin – CalExotics
2.) Rebecca Weinberg – XR Brands
3.) Phoebe Grott – Nalpac/Entrenue
4.) Verna Meng – Blush
5.) Cheri Curry – Tantus
6.) Megan Swartz – Janra
7.) Stephanie Keating – Lovehoney Group
8.) Tori Titus-McCrobie – Paradise Marketing
9.) Kelly Sofferman – Sportsheets
10.) Signe Jarvis – Hustler Hollywood
Businessman of the Year
1.) Alexander Giebel – pjur
2.) Hamed Allen – SOS Distribution
3.) Chad Braverman – Doc Johnson
4.) Mike Savage – Full Circle Distribution
5.) Elliot Swartz – Nasstoys
6.) Patrick Lyons – Nu Sensuelle
7.) Sven Pelka – Satisfyer
8.) Steve Craig – Nalpac
9.) Jack Scalisi – M.D. Science Lab
10.) Kristian Broms – Pipedream Products
Retailer of the Year (Boutique)
1.) Sexy Suz Couples Boutique – Athens, GA
2.) Museum of Sex – NYC/Miami
3.) Sexshop Matamoros – Mexico
4.) Purple Passion – NYC
5.) Sensually Yours – Honolulu
6.) The Pleasure Chest – NY/LA/Chicago
7.) Circus of Books – West Hollywood
8.) Shag – Brooklyn
9.) Dusty’s – KY/OH
10.) Lotus Blooms – Alexandria, VA
Retailer of the Year (Chain)
1.) Christie’s Toy Box
2.) Fairvilla
3.) Lion’s Den
4.) Hustler Hollywood
5.) Cirilla’s
6.) Romantix
7.) The Velvet Box
8.) Cindie’s
9.) Adam & Eve
10.) Deja Vu Love Boutique
For more information please visit Storerotica.com or to receive an official ballot please email Kris Kay at Kris@theedmediagroup.com.
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