Zahia Dehar

Zahia crossed over into fashion, earning praise from Karl Lagerfeld and a cover shoot for V's Spain edition. She also starting designing fantastical lingerie, the second collection of which included plenty of tassels, lace, cupcakes, pasties and what appear to be mini wedding veils acting as a bikini top. Trading on her notoriety as a sex symbol. Zahia Dehar reinvented herself as a lingerie designer, showing her first collection on the Paris catwalks in January 2012. Recently, her status as a recognised figure in the fashion industry was cemented as the blonde former courtesan showcased her second collection of lingerie at Paris Couture Week.