Sep 11, 2008 7:38 am US/Pacific
Sac State Grad Selling Her Virginity For Tuition
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ―
Offers
Pouring Into Student Selling Her VirginityA Sacramento State grad is
trying to make money the old fashioned way, by auctioning off her
virginity to help pay for her graduate studies. And so far,
bidding is up to $250,000.
The 22-year-old who is using the pseudonym
Natalie Dylan for safety reasons is going through a legal brothel in Nevada
to sell her virginity. "The main purpose of this is to finance a couple
things in my life," Dylan told CBS13. "I think empowerment of women is
picking yourself up and doing something on your own to better
yourself."
Dylan says she's already taken a polygraph test to prove her
virginal status, and is also willing to undergo a medical
exam.
The auction will take place at the Bunny Ranch in
Carson City, Nevada with bids coming in through their website.
Owner Dennis Hof tells CBS13 that eBay rejected the auction, so he'll
handle the entire process.
Hof says Dylan is a bright, beautiful
young woman who's going to consider a number of factors in her decision because
she wants her first time to be a positive experience. "Natalie is a very smart
girl. All she wants to do is get her master's degree in family and marriage
counseling and be a psychologist. She's selling her virginity to
accomplish that," Hof told CBS13. "She's smart enough to sell it.
This is empowering her."
So far, hundreds of offers have already
come in including some from male virgins. Natalie says she won't give up
her virginity to the highest bidder. She's also seeking other qualities
from her first lover. "I'm looking for intelligence and an overall nice person,"
said Dylan.
Hof also says Natalie Dylan ended up in a financial bind,
because her stepfather allegedly used her college status to fraudulently apply
for student loans, and then ran off with the money.
Dylan earned her
bachelor's degree in women's studies from Sacramento State and plans to get her
master's at the school beginning in January.
Many Sac
State students say they're shocked to hear about their former classmate's plan,
while others applaud her.
"She's just giving it to some random person.
And I just think she should be giving it to someone special she loves," said one
student on campus.
While another felt that selling her virginity for grad
school "is a noble reason to get money."
As for Natalie, after claiming
to hold on to her virginity for 22 years (although the Bunny Ranch website
claims she is 21-years-old), she says she has a commodity not many people have
to sell.
"When I was younger, I wanted 100% romance, possibly even
wait for marriage. But as I grew up, reality kinda hit. And I think
its a capitalistic society and I want to capitalize on this," explained Dylan.
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