American former pornographic actress (born 1987)
Brittni De La Mora (née Ruiz; born 1 April 1987) is an American pastor, 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.
Career.
Pornography.
Brittni De La Mora was born Brittni Ruiz in San Diego, California, where she had a traumatic childhood, and first tried stripping on a trip to Tijuana, Mexico while in high school. While in college and working at a Santa Barbara strip club, a few producers asked Ruiz if she was interested in making "romance movies". Ruiz entered the adult film industry in September 2005 when she was 18 years old under the name Jenna Presley. In 2010, she was named by "Maxim" as one of the 12 top female stars in porn. "Complex" ranked her 17th on its list of "The Top 100 Hottest Porn Stars (Right Now)" in 2011.
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. 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.
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. In August 2013, she appeared on "The View" with Craig Gross, pastor of the Triple X Church, to discuss her conversion to Christianity.
After leaving the pornography industry, she preached at Cornerstone Church of San Diego.
In 2016, Ruiz married Richard De La Mora, a pastor at Cornerstone Church. In 2020, the couple founded Love Always Ministries. They reside in San Diego.
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