She was young, she was dumb, and she's so much smarter about the world now that she's 22, but it seems that right after high school, the star of MTV's The Hills was featured in some not-so-tasteful photography. Naughty pics of Patridge surfaced on the internet sometime last night, leading to the revelation that the show's most edgy actress isn't Lauren Conrad -- who is rumored to have a sex tape floating around out there -- but Audrina instead.

The photos were initially taken as part of a plan to get her foot in the door at Playboy, but she was denied. WWTDD has a few up that you can check out. In some, she's dressed up as Catholic school girl -- others as an undressed Catholic school girl. Here's what Patridge had to say about it:

"I took these photos years ago when I was just out of high school and beginning to model. I was young and very trusting of others and I didn't know to protect myself. It is a lesson learned, for myself, and hopefully for the young girls who look up to me."

So, let that be a lesson to any of you who are looking to start a modeling career right out of high school. Nude pics aren't good for anything except drawing attention to yourself and getting cast on a MTV drama. Frankly, that's all they have to offer -- a dead end for sure.

[via TMZ]