Kylie Bisutti, Victoria's Secret Model, Prioritizes Faith Over Lingerie (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Most models dream of landing a spot in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. When it happened to Kylie Bisutti, who won the lingerie brand's model search in 2009, she was thrilled with the honor and the fun extras it brought.

"One of the big perks I noticed," she wrote in The Huffington Post, "was all the invitations and opportunities to attend these star-studded events that I had never even considered going to before."

But all the perks weren't enough to lure her further down Victoria's Secret's glittering path, as Kylie told FOX411’s Pop Tarts. Her religion started getting in the way:

"Victoria's Secret was my absolutely biggest goal in life, and it was all I ever wanted career-wise. I actually loved it while I was there, it was so much fun and I had a blast. But the more I was modeling lingerie, and lingerie isn't clothing, I just started becoming more uncomfortable with it because of my faith...

I'm Christian, and reading the Bible more, I was becoming more convicted about it."

Her marriage played an important role in changing her mind. "I just want to do everything I can to keep my marriage special," she revealed to FOX411’s Pop Tarts. "My body should only be for my husband and it's just a sacred thing."

It's a respectable stance, much as we love our Victoria's Secret models (many of whom, like Doutzen and Adriana, are married). Kylie's story has gotten noticed by the media and subsequently by Christian fans, who tweet at her and thank her for her inspiration (one follower tweeted: "i'm Christian and my dream is to become a VS angel but now that I read your story on Fox, I'm rethinking it! You are a Role Model!")

The 21-year-old hasn't given up modeling completely. She'll be starring in a Kohl's commercial alongside Jennifer Lopez, FOX411 reports, as well as an yet-unnamed CW show.

We also found another recent body of work: a sultry 2011 shoot for FHM for which Kylie posed in swimsuits, babydoll tees and, yes, skimpy lingerie (check out the video below).

It might seem like a glaring inconsistency, but based on Kylie's constant stream of wholesome tweets and future projects, we're guessing it was just one last hurrah.

Read more from the Christian model at FoxNews.com and see photos of her (in both lingerie and more modest gear) in the slideshow.

Comments

[Barber Paradox]

06:51 PM on 02/15/2012

Funny - I gather Adriana Lima would consider herself to be Christian (a Roman Catholic who attends services regularly, involved in charitable work, wife, mother, etc). I suspect a fair number of VS models would consider themselves to be Christian. What might their take on this be? I'd be surprised if Kylie Bisutti managed to start an exodus.

[MendingFences]

05:07 PM on 02/14/2012

Naturally, she will be mocked for this decision because the world will call her a hypocrite. I for one admire her for taking a stand for her convictions. It was Paul the Apostle that became the most fervant of the Apostles after having first been one of the most notorious persecutors of Christians.

[eric14]

02:58 PM on 02/14/2012

You get this:

'' ... "I just want to do everything I can to keep my marriage special," she revealed to FOX411’s Pop Tarts. "My body should only be for my husband and it's just a sacred thing."

Then you get this:

''....The 21-year-old hasn't given up modeling completely. She'll be starring ...

Then this:

''....We also found another recent body of work: a sultry 2011 shoot for FHM for which Kylie posed in swimsuits, babydoll tees and, yes, skimpy lingerie

Sacred thing?

[Rich914]

07:58 AM on 02/14/2012

She is beautiful without lingerie.

[Mr Anonymous]

07:01 PM on 02/13/2012

Why? Some of the biggest sk@nks I know are christians. Not saying that she's one, but to quit modeling because of it is kind of silly.

[RedRat]

02:33 PM on 02/13/2012

Yeah, sure "my body is for my husband" but if the money is right......

[Ferdinand Berkhof]

03:41 AM on 02/13/2012

Way to go girl. Waste your life on the Jesus cult while you had a good thing going.

[Schooner131]

07:17 PM on 02/13/2012

That's why everyone, especially kids, are so F'd up. More people should cut the crap and stop showing the world every part of their lives to become famous. Maybe this is a good hting.

[SolarArray]

12:59 AM on 02/13/2012

Get that IQ settled below 100 as quick as possible! Religion will do that for you in a blink of an eye.

[WhoIsNoOne]

08:58 PM on 02/12/2012

Jesus!

[Andrew Wood]

08:25 PM on 02/12/2012

She was doing something that made her incredibly happy, and then religion comes along and takes it away. I feel bad for her.

[hornedcog]

06:28 PM on 02/12/2012

Damn. That's really the only word that comes to mind.

[bbriani3842]

06:12 PM on 02/12/2012

Saving her hymen for Jesus ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50OcqKu6Wi0

[Raymond Soltysek]

09:36 AM on 02/12/2012

You mean she gave up underwear like that for something even FLIMSIER! Wow!

[anothervoice2]

08:46 PM on 02/11/2012

Another religious winger who can't complete a sentence properly. "Convicted"?! The right sentence is "I was becoming more convinced about it".

[cmdawest]

01:44 AM on 02/12/2012

Don't be so quick to display publicly your ignorance. When your conscience bothers you - it's called "coming under conviction." She used the word correctly.

[anothervoice2]

11:58 AM on 02/12/2012

Doubling down eh? She used the word "convicted", not "conviction". The latter may have specific meaning as you suggest. She could not complete a sentence.

[Schooner131]

07:18 PM on 02/13/2012

Gee, but does she say "Aksed?"

[judgeholden79]

07:44 PM on 02/11/2012

Floods, plagues, slavery, genocide. It was all fun and games up until now, but God, this is a bridge too far.

[SophomoricOne]

11:55 AM on 02/12/2012

That was so fanworthy, but alas, God has smited (smote?) the HP fan button down.