NASCAR beauty Paige Duke dropped as 'Sprint Cup Girl' after explicit nude pictures surface online
By OLIVER TREE
Last updated at 12:46 PM on 8th July 2011
This is one car loving Miss Duke who should have kept her shorts on.
Model and part time animal nurse Paige Duke, 24, has been fired as one of NASCAR's three 'Sprint Cup Girls' after nude pictures of her emerged on the internet.
Gutted: Miss Sprint Cup Paige Duke during driver introductions before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The model and vet is devastated after the nude pictures emerged
Miss Duke, who travelled the country as one of the sport's roving reporters, was fired because the graphic shots broke mobile phone operator and sponsor Sprint's 'morality code'.
The pictures of an 18-year-old Miss Duke were taken at college and sent to an ex-boyfriend.
Speaking to Fox news, a devastated Miss Duke said: 'I did not intend for anybody to see these and now I'm exploited.
'This is the most embarrassing thing that could have ever happened to me.
'I lost my job, the best job I could have ever asked for, it was perfect for me.'
Miss Duke says the pictures - which show her fully nude in a number of compromising positions - were taken in her dorm room at Clemson University.
She added: 'We're still investigating how these pictures got out there.
'All we know is they came from his computer, he's the only person I sent them to.'
A repentant Miss Duke continued: 'I just want to set the record straight, I'm going to own up to my mistakes.
'It's something I did, I've cried enough tears over it, I'm tired of crying, I'm tired of hiding from everybody.'
As one of three Sprint Cup Girls, Miss Duke would interview drivers, mechanics and team bosses throughout the season.
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Model behaviour: Miss Duke said she has not spoken to the ex-boyfriend who she says was the only one who had the photos
Travelling almost every weekend, Miss Duke had been in the job for over a year before her friend alerted her that the pictures were being posted via email and message boards.
Ironically, Miss Duke's Modelling page rules out any 'topless or nude shots'.
She wrote: 'Hey ya'll! I'm a college student and print, bikini, and promotional model.
'I love everything about modelling, pictures, and travelling.
Job: As a Sprint Cup Girl, Miss Duke travelled the country promoting NASCAR and the cup race to fans
'God as really blessed me with everything in life... But since I can't be the country singer I'd love to be (don't have that talent) this is the next best thing haha.
'I am open to many types of photography including glamour, fashion, pinup, swimsuit, etc but please don't contact me about NUDES OR TOPLESS--I WON'T DO IT.'
Her sacking has caused outrage on Twitter and two Facebook groups calling for her reinstatement are attracting hundreds of fans.
One, Gregg Paul, wrote: 'As humans we make mistakes, Paige made hers at 18.
'It's what we do to better ourselves, that is what counts.
'Let's not forget, the sport we love started running illegal moonshine. The drug alcohol, the illicit drug of the time.'
A spokesman for Sprint said in a statement: 'We'll all miss her and wish her nothing but the best in her future.'
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