A rare and controversial appearance: French-born child model and actress Eva Ionesco, then only 11 years old, was featured in the Italian edition of Playboy in 1976 (Issue 131). The photoshoot, staged and directed by her own mother, photographer Irina Ionesco, ignited fierce legal and ethical debates across Europe. Decades later, the images remain a haunting symbol of the blurred lines between art, exploitation, and the protection of minors in 20th-century visual culture.
: At the time, the 1970s were characterized by some as a "permissive" and "liberal" era, where such imagery was sometimes defended under the guise of artistic freedom and "Gothic eroticism". Exploitation eva ionesco playboy 1976 italian131
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The pictorial featured her in provocative, nude positions on an empty terrace near the sea. : At the time, the 1970s were characterized