Negzzia found herself homeless on the streets of Paris.
A model from Iran faces jail time and has been forced to flee her native country over a semi-nude photo shoot, reports Le Parisien.
Negzzia, 29, has been fleeing the Revolutionary Guards in Iran since 2017 after photos surfaced of her posing in revealing lingerie.
She has even found herself homeless and living on the streets of Paris as her situation worsened.
However since her story caught the public’s attention, she has begun to receive some assistance from French authorities
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Facing jail for spreading “anti-Islamic culture”, the young woman fled and sought asylum in Paris on November 13, 2018, with the hope of pursuing her dream to work in the fashion industry.
The model stayed in cheap hotels until she ran out of money, and then lived on park benches.
“The first night was very hard. The second night was better because I was trying to convince myself that I could do it,” she told Le Parisien.
“The third night was the worst: my back was very sore and that is when I realised it was not going to be easy.”
Because she hadn't been granted refugee status, she was unable to work and had to sell her clothes for money.
“I sold my bag with all my dresses for 10 euros, to be able to eat.
“During the day I’d sit in heated cafes, trying to accumulate some heat for the freezing night-time.”
Thankfully, Negzzia’s story has caught the attention of French authorities. On July 1, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner retweeted her story from Le Parisien and wrote: “Asylum will naturally be offered to her.
“The @Ofpra confirmed to me. Her services are in contact with her, her file examined with the kind attention due to her situation.”
OFPRA refers to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Negzzia shared the message to her 121,000 Instagram followers, with the caption:
“Mr Minister, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support.
“Your message moved me a lot. France is a wonderful country that I love and, like all Iranian artists, I feel so close to.
“It is an immense pleasure to finally be able to look at the future with more serenity. Thank you again, I will do right by this hand that your country is extending towards me. Vive la France!”
