She calls being a dominatrix "her safe place," and for 28 years, Mistress Simone Kross has experienced it all from her days at The Shadows to her recent induction into the Dominatrix Hall Of Fame.

Here is how Simone describes herself:

My personal and professional discovery in kink truly began in 1995 at “The Shadows,” a house of Bondage and Discipline in Oakland, California, deepening my understanding of human sexual psychology and my own. My style of play and what I require from a submissive, slave or masochist: I am genuine in my approach and my applications. I provide a wide array of intense, professional precision tactics for the serious submissive who is genuine in pursuing the optimum experience. I expect a submissive to be able to honestly express and articulate what their personal needs and expectations are. I feel that communication and proper negotiations are the foundation for honest relationships that prove to be beneficial for the “Mistress/slave” dynamic. I am a very imaginative, intuitive and intense Mistress. I am very diverse and can play on many levels from light to moderate to hard core. My style of play is very sensual and seductive, playful and I can be very sadistic if the session calls for it. Not necessarily for the faint of heart. I have always had a sincere passion for BDSM and always will. I am an advocate of safe, sane and consensual play and play within the limits of the submissive or bottom. My range of play is extensive; my dominant style is versatile, intuitive, seductive and erotic in nature combining both sensual and sadistic applications and administrations. I specialize in the psychological fundamentals that pertain to specific contextual composition that feeds the mental and physical. I can be a strict, domineering, condescending or severe as well as a compassionate, caring, and playful Mistress who is in control. I can play at any level depending upon the experience and limits of the submissive. I have a sincere passion for all aspects of bondage, discipline and sadomasochism as my philosophies are very firmly based in the concepts of power exchange. Primarily I thrive as a live session Domme in person or on-line and I tour the United States and Europe. I am also a Fetish Model & Fetish Film Star.

You can find Simone on the web here.