Catarina Migliorini

Brazilian student Catarina Migliorini sold her virginity for US$780,000. "I’m a romantic girl at heart and believe in love. But this will make a big difference to my area." Miss Migliorini signed up to the controversial project two years ago when she saw an advert looking for virgins to film.
Mizuage
Mizuage (水揚げ, lit. "hoisting from water") was a ceremony undergone by a Japanese maiko (apprentice geisha) to signify her coming of age. When the older geisha (in charge of the maiko's training) considered the young maiko ready to come of age, the topknot of her hair was symbolically cut. During the Edo period, courtesans undergoing mizuage were sponsored by a patron who had the right of taking their virginity. Mizuage has also historically been connected with loss of virginity of maiko, but this practice became illegal in 1959.Afterward, a party would be held for the maiko.