A Chilean student is auctioning off her virginity to raise the money to complete her studies.

The 21-year-old, from Santiago, told La Cuarta online: "I will provide a certificate signed by a doctor to prove I am a virgin. No man has ever touched me."

The auction is being conducted by Chilean radio station W Radio CRC and the opening bid was £350.

Station director Mariano Perez said: "I am personally against this kind of thing but people are free to do what they want with their lives."