eBay pulls auction offering date with sexy Virgin Mary, Joseph

eBay has been forced to pull an auction offering a date with scantily-clad examples of Joseph and the Virgin Mary from the site.

25-year-old Heather Seychelle and 23-year-old model Dorion Renaud were up for grabs in the saucy sale, which was organised by dating website BeautifulPeople.com.

In a nativity scene advertising the charity auction, Seychelle can be seen leaning forward in a low-cut blue dress as Renaud stands behind her shirtless.

The pair are flanked by two female angels with their toned midriffs on show, while baby Jesus rests in a cot before them.

A bigger image on the BeautifulPeople homepage also includes the three kings - two of which are female - posing suggestively for the camera.



According to The Daily Telegraph, the listing was pulled after it was deemed to include "adult content".

Explaining her decision to auction herself off, Seychelle said: "I'm a single girl and I joined the website to find love, so I hope I meet a nice boy. It's crazy that eBay got rid of our auction on their site. The money is for charity."

BeautifulPeople managing director Greg Hodge confirmed that the auction has been continued on the website, which only allows singletons access if they are voted attractive enough by current users.

"We were forced to quickly build our own auction platform and gather blind bids through our website," he said. "We are confident we can still raise a decent amount of money."

The winners of the dates will be revealed on January 5.