A teenager is auctioning off her virginity with the goal of raising enough money to fund her university studies.

The 18-year-old Italian student dreams of studying business at Cambridge University and plans to buy her parents a house in the near future.

Nicole revealed: “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 £3.1m. So, I decided I would do the same when I turned 18.”

But the part-time model has decided to keep the decision a secret from her parents, as she admitted that her plan would ‘destroy them.’

The 18-year-old is advertising ‘A Night with Nicole’ via the Elite Models VIP website, which currently has another four escorts who are willing to provide medical evidence of their virginity if requested.

Selling off virginity is becoming a worrying trend. A 19-year-old American model known as Giselle auctioned her virginity off for almost £2.2m back in November.

She described the moment as ‘a dream come true’ and plans to spend her earnings on a new house and an around-the-world trip.

Current bidding for an evening with Nicole stands at £890K.