A Sacramento State grad plans to sell her virginity off through an online auction.

The 21-year-old, who said she is using the pseudonym Natalie Dylan for safety reasons, was interviewed on the Howard Stern radio show today.

“We live in a capitalist society,” Dylan said on the show. “Why shouldn’t I be allowed to capitalize on my virginity?”

Dennis Hof, owner of the Nevada brothel Moonlite Bunny Ranch, brought Dylan to Stern’s attention. Hof said that the auction will be conducted through the Bunny Ranch website.

Dylan is willing to submit to both a polygraph test and a gynecological examination to verify the authenticity of her chastity. She said that she’s pursuing the idea because of debt incurred when her father allegedly took out student loans in her name.

According to the Daily Mail, Dylan earned her bachelor’s degree in women’s studies from Sacramento State and said she plans to use the money to finance her post-graduate studies in marriage and family therapy.

“I understand some people may condemn me. But I think this is empowering. I’m using what I have to better myself,” Dylan said.

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