From the age of four, her mother, Irina Ionesco , took thousands of "Lolita-style" erotic photographs of her, often featuring heavy makeup and provocative poses.
As Eva herself said in a 2012 interview regarding the photos: “In those pictures, I am not there. That is not a child. That is a doll my mother dressed up. I have spent my entire life trying to find the real Eva.” eva ionesco playboy magazine top
Irina’s primary muse was her own daughter, Eva, whom she began photographing when the girl was just five years old. From the age of four, her mother, Irina