Irina Ionesco is a French actress and photographer, best known for her erotic photography and most controversially for using her pre-pubescent daughter as a model. She was born to Romanian immigrants living in Paris. According to her daughter, Eva Ionesco, she was the product of father-daughter incest. From the age of 4 to 15 her parents sent her to Romania where she was raised by her family who were circus performers. From the ages of 15 to 22 she performed as a contortionist.