WWW- “The Hills” starlet Audrina Patridge posed topless as a “naughty schoolgirl” and in other nearly nude photos when she was just out of high school and beginning to model, her rep told FOXNews.com after the photos emerged.

“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,” Patridge, 22, said via her representative.

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A source reportedly told Splash News, which posted the photos, that Patridge was a natural in front of the camera and loved doing the shoot at a Los Angeles mansion. The source added that she was thrilled with the results, particularly the raunchy schoolgirl pics.

“She was determined to go ahead with it, even though she was warned to wait and see how her modeling went before doing topless stuff,” the source reportedly told Splash. “She was always comfortable in front of the camera and wasn’t shy or nervous about doing a nude shoot.”

Patridge reportedly took the photos as an audition for Playboy, but the magazine wasn’t interested.