Kelli McCarty won Miss USA in 1991 and went on to place fourth in the Miss Universe pageant.

This lead to a career as a television soap star.  She played Beth Wallace on Passions.

When she was killed off in the soap her acting career also withered, so she had a change of direction and became an actress in the adult entertainment business.

Her first triple XXX flick Faithless will be available at the beginning of next month.

Kelli's reasons for her change of direction, "I enjoy acting, and I really like sex, so this was the perfect opportunity to combine two of my passions. I approached Vivid with the idea of shooting a film with a sexy but interesting storyline, and I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of control I was given throughout the production process. I am very pleased with the final edit of 'Faithless,' and I just may do another adult film."

"I enjoy acting, and I really like sex, so this was the perfect opportunity to combine two of my passions".  That was got to be the lamest excuse for going into the porn business!   

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