Audrey Tan(Photo)

As far as her mother in Singapore knows, Ms Audrey Tan, 27, works in a university in New Zealand. She has no inkling that her daughter had enlarged her breasts, entered a Miss Erotica competition, and won.

She said her mother, who manages a chain of hair and beauty salons here, will probably find out about her involvement in the sex industry from The New Paper today.

"I'm sure my mum will be shocked, but I don't think she'll be entirely surprised," said Ms Tan. "She's a typical Asian mum who wanted me to become a doctor or a lawyer.

She said she can cope with her mum's reaction but requested that we do not contact her mother or any other family members as she is very protective of them.

Ms Tan, a New Zealand permanent resident, still holds a Singapore passport and considers herself a Singaporean despite having moved to New Zealand with her father and stepmother when she was four years old.