Girl to auction virginity on radio show

Radio host Howard Stern is set to shock his listeners - by auctioning off a girl's virginity on his show.

The 22-year-old brunette is auctioning off her virginity in a desperate bid to pay for her college tuition. The San Diego brunette, who is using the pseudonym of Natalie Dylan for "safety reasons'', was introduced to the RJ by the owner of a legal Nevada brothel, where her sister already works.

The winner of the auction will get to consummate the relationship at the brothel.

"I don't have a moral dilemma with it," the Sun quoted Dylan, as saying. "We live in a capitalist society. Why shouldn't I be allowed to capitalize on my virginity? I understand some people may condemn me. But I think this is empowering. I'm using what I have to better myself," she added.

Dylan is willing to submit to a polygraph test and a gynaecological exam, in case anyone doubts her virginity. The auction will be launched on Stern's Sirius radio in San Diego and conducted on brothel's website.

The girl, who already has a bachelor's degree in women's studies at Sacramento State, wants to study further for a master's in marriage and family therapy.

An increasing number of female students are resorting to prostitution or other jobs in sex industry to pay rising university tuition fees, a study by KINGSTON University in UK suggested.

In a survey that asked 130 students whether they knew any friends involved in the sex industry, one in 10 said they knew of students who had stripped, lapdanced or worked at massage parlours and escort agencies to support themselves.