Miss California, Carrie Prejean, released a statement regarding her recent leaked semi-nude photos.  She’s tried to use the excuse about her being a model so there’s a chance she has to pose in lingerie and swim wear and that would be an acceptable excuse if Carrie hadn’t signed a Miss USA pageant contract with a small clause prohibiting her from being photographed in a state of partial or total nudity.

This follows her controversial answer to a question posed to her by pageant judge Perez Hilton during the Miss USA live telecast.

“I am a Christian, and I am a model.  Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos.  Recently photos taken of me as a teenager have been released surreptitiously to a tabloid Web site that openly mocks me for my Christian faith.  I am not perfect, and I will never claim to be.  But these attacks on me and others who speak in defense of traditional marriage are intolerant and offensive.  While we may not agree on every issue, we should show respect for others’ opinions and not try to silence them through vicious and mean-spirited attacks.”

Here are some of Carrie’s modeling pictures.