SACRED WHORE SERIES: Zahia Dehar

Zahia Dehar, former French prostitute

Creations by French designer Zahia Dehar for her Spring/Summer 2012 lingerie collection show held at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris.

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Zahia Dehar

"... after prostitution is there acceptance, reliable income, and a renewed name?"
- Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories
1/28/12

SACRED WHORE SERIES: Wages of sin in question





One year ago French Moroccan prostitute Zahia Dehar made headlines after it was claimed she had been paid for sex while underage by three French football stars. While their lives were shattered by the allegations, 19-year-old Zahia's fortunes were transformed entirely.

And now, her metamorphosis from call girl turned catwalk queen is complete, as Zahia debuted her lingerie line at Palais Brongniart - the former Paris Stock Exchange - as part of Couture Fashion Week. Taking to the runway the buxom model showcased some of her own designs, including a petal gown which left little to the imagination. The lookbook for the range was photographed by one of the world's top designers, Chanel's maestro Karl Lagerfeld..


For a girl who just a year ago was selling her body for cash, the transformation has been dramatic. Prostitution is legal in France where the accused men lived, but women selling sexual services must be 18 years old or over. Zahia was just 16 when she met French footballer Franck Ribery, 28, and 17 when Karim Benzema, 23, and Sidney Govou, 31, were accused of paying an underage vice girl thousands of pounds for sex. The men involved in the allegations faced up to three years in prison and fines of up to £40,000.

 by Deborah Arthurs (1/26/12)

Zahia Dehar

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