: Eva is officially the youngest model featured in a Playboy pictorial.
While many of Ionesco's childhood photos were taken by her mother, Irina Ionesco, this specific set for Playboy was photographed by Jacques Bourboulon . ⚖️ Legal & Personal Aftermath : Eva is officially the youngest model featured
The October 1976 issue did not cause an immediate explosion in Italy, as French and Italian civil courts were still debating the Ionesco case. However, as news spread to the UK and US, outrage grew. Decades later, Eva Ionesco herself became a filmmaker, directing My Little Princess (2011), a semi-autobiographical horror-drama about a photographer mother exploiting her daughter. In interviews, Eva has described her childhood as "a living death" and has actively called for all erotic images of her as a minor to be destroyed. However, as news spread to the UK and US, outrage grew