Brittni De La Mora Explained
Brittni De La Mora |
Birth Name: | Brittni Ruiz |
Birth Date: | 1987 4, df=yes [1] |
Children: | 2 |
Alias: | Jenna Presley |
Website: | Love Always Ministries |
Brittni De La Mora (; born 1 April 1987) is an American minister, and former pornographic film actress who performed under the name Jenna Presley. Having founded the Love Always Ministries alongside her husband, she has subsequently become an outspoken critic of pornography.[2]
Career
Pornography
While in college and working at a Santa Barbara strip club, a few producers asked Ruiz if she was interested in making "romance movies".[3] Ruiz entered the adult film industry in September 2005 when she was 18 years old under the name Jenna Presley.[4] In 2010, she was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top female stars in porn.[5] Complex ranked her 17th on its list of "The Top 100 Hottest Porn Stars (Right Now)" in 2011.[6]
During her time in the adult film industry, Presley used crystal meth, heroin, and cocaine (to try to lose weight), as well as ecstasy and oxycontin. She witnessed her boyfriend being fatally-stabbed by a motorcycle gang.
After three years in the industry, Ruiz's grandparents took her to the Rock Church in San Diego, where "she raised her hand to receive Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior" after hearing a sermon by preacher Miles McPherson.[7] Further inspired by Rachel Collins, a Christian pastor at XXX Church, Ruiz left the adult film industry in December 2012 after she completed her last scene in Las Vegas.[4] [8]
Ministry
In a 2013 interview, Ruiz discussed a book in the making about her past struggles with drugs in the industry and about her new faith in Christianity.[9] In August 2013, she appeared on The View with Craig Gross, pastor of the Triple X Church, to discuss her conversion to Christianity.[10]
After leaving the pornography industry, she preached at Cornerstone Church of San Diego.[11]
In 2016, Ruiz married Richard De La Mora, a pastor at Cornerstone Church. In 2020, the couple founded Love Always Ministries.[12]
Awards
External links
Notes and References
- Brittni . De La Mora . This is 37 born in 87!. Instagram. 2 April 2024 . 2 April 2024.
- About Brittni De La Mora. YouTube. 8 April 2024 . 8 April 2024.
- News: Reid . Michael D. . The woman who rejected porn for God . Times Colonist . Victoria, B.C. . 5 May 2016 . 0839-427X . 3 February 2023.
- X-Rated High . Drugs, Inc . Drugs, Inc. . National Geographic Channel . 30 September 2015 . 7 . 3 . en . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151008003909/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/drugs-inc/videos/x-rated-high1/ . 8 October 2015 . video.
- The dirty dozen . Eduardo . Anselmi . Maxim . June 2010 . 1092-9789.
- Web site: Cantor . Paul . The Top 100 Hottest Porn Stars (Right Now) 17. Jenna Presley . 2011-07-11 . Complex . 2015-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207090329/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-top-100-hottest-porn-stars/jenna-presley . dead.
- Web site: Pornstar Jenna Presley finds Jesus . Ellis . Mark . 26 October 2013 . Christian Daily News . 25 March 2014.
- News: Jenna Presley Retires from Porn Industry, Found New Life in Christ . Noske . Lauren Leigh . 2013-07-12 . The Gospel Herald . Mountain View, Calif. . 2016-12-10.
- Web site: Miller . Carmen . From Porn to the Cross: An Interview with Brittni Ruiz . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111080823/http://www.wholemagazine.org/2013/08/from-porn-to-cross-interview-with.html . 2014-11-11 . Whole Magazine . 22 August 2013.
- Web site: Former porn star Brittni Ruiz and her pastor appear on 'The View' . Sarah . Petersen . 2013-08-07 . Deseret News . 3 February 2023.
- Web site: Former adult star Brittni De La Mora's dramatic career move . Alexis . Carey . July 19, 2019 . News.com.au . 3 February 2023.
- News: Quintanilla . Milton . Ex-Pornstar Brittni De La Mora Highlights the Importance of Bold Prayer . ChristianHeadlines.com . 17 September 2021.
- Web site: Dirty Bob . 2006 Nightmoves Award Winners Announced . Adult Video News . 3 February 2023 . October 9, 2006.