18-year-old model is auctioning her virginity for an eye-watering amount

For the majority of people, losing your virginity is a clumsy, embarrassing act that is all over in the space of 15 minutes or so. While it is undoubtedly an awkward and uncomfortable encounter, losing your virginity is a learning curve that opens the doors to the world of sexual exploration and enjoyment. However, while the majority of us only earn experience and understanding from losing our virginity, one girl looks set to earn an eye-watering amount of money from hers. The 18-year-old model, who has decided to auction off her virginity for money, claims that bidding has started at €1 million ($1.2 million). 'Nicole', who is from Italy, claims that she realized how precious her virginity was at the age of 16 and decided to auction it off in order to buy a house for her parents and fund her studies abroad. [[vimeowidget||https://vimeo.com/248085112]] The girl, whose name isn't actually Nicole, began searching for websites with offer the service and she is now auctioning herself on the website 'Elite Models VIP', which claims to offer a luxury service. In an interview with the Sun, Nicole said: "I decided when I was 16 that my virginity was precious. I was in a relationship with a man much older than me, but I decided I would only lose my virginity to the man I love and the man I want to marry in the future. "He told me he wanted to stay with me all my life, that he loved me and that he wanted to have a family with me but I was only 16 and I was scared so I decided to split up with him. "I wanted a good education so I started looking on the web for ways to finance my studies and I came across a series of auction adverts and found there were girls who had sold themselves for £3.1 million (€3.5 million) so I decided I would do the same when I turned 18. "I hope to get as much as possible to fund my studies, to help my sister and my family and to buy my parents a house. "There are a lot of men interested who are writing to the agency and the highest offer we have at the moment is €1m (£890,000)." Nicole is hoping that she can earn a place at Cambridge University and will use the money to fund her studies at the establishment. She is not the only girl currently auditioning her virginity on the website, with four other girls also currently doing the same. However, Nicole's advert is currently attracting the most amount of interest from potential buyers. The website says: "She prefers not to name her base city, so she can stay anonymous. Nicole is available to meet in Europe only. You can contact us to send us a serious binding offer or to solve any questions you may have. "The final buyer can check her virginity again from a doctor of his trust." Nicole adds that while she feels nervous about the whole ordeal, she's sure that the man who eventually ends up winning will be good to her, saying: "I’m quite nervous but I’m also quite confident because if a man is disposed to pay so much for you, he’ll certainly be a kind person. "I’m sure we’ll have a great time together. I haven’t told them I want any type or age. I don’t know how much the agency can show me about him before we meet but I hope before I meet him I can know more about him and speak to him on the phone? "My virginity will go to the highest bidder but if I don’t get on well with him, I will be able to choose another bidder. "I know it hurts a lot so I am a little bit worried about that but I hope it will go well and I’m pretty confident about that." While it may appear to be a quick way to make yourself an instant millionaire, this trend of young women auctioning their bodies online is worrying. In an age where we are trying the nullify the objectification of women, this only adds to the problem.