Double D for Donation

Fundraising | 9 Sep 2009

We’ve seen some weird and wonderful fundraising ideas over the years but they don’t come much wackier than a recent charity auction from Swedish TV presenter Carolina Gynning.

The former model and Swedish Big Brother winner (pictured) decided to sell off her infamous silicone breast implants, now that they are no longer part of her anatomy.

After she posted a notice on her blog explaining that she would sell them for “1,000 kronor per onion” to whoever penned the most charming passage on the true nature of beauty, the offer received a high level of interest.

Unfortunately for those excited bidders though, Gynning soon retracted the offer after her boyfriend, Mattias Trotzig, insisted on buying them outright, reportedly for £500. Apparently he didn’t “want anyone else to gain access to her chest”.

But while she would no longer be auctioning her “private assets”, Gynning then announced she would still be offloading a range of her expensive clothes and shoes in a bid to raise awareness of self-image – and some cash for overseas aid projects.

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