by CHRIS BARRY

Name: Annie Charbonneau

Age: 25

Occupation: Internet chat hostess/entrepreneur

Bio: This bright, charming and thoroughly bone-a-licious Plateau resident is not only the chick you've been seeing in that current Manager Jeans ad on all the MUCTC buses, but also a "model" on the adult Internet chat site of which she is part-owner. A part-time veterinary student, for a couple of bucks Annie will invite you into her chat room, show you what she's got and do whatever she can to help you get off via the miracle of cyberspace. Unfortunately, for fear of lunatics discovering the location of her studio and possibly coming around to stalk her or her employees, she has requested that her site's URL not be published.

Do customers generally have a Webcam focused on themselves so Annie can see what actions her bodacious body - and personality, of course - is inspiring? No.

Is this a good thing? Yes. "Because from some of the pictures I've received from regular clients, well, let's just say it's better if you don't always know what they look like on the other end."

Has she ever had the uncomfortable feeling that she just might be "modelling" for her first cousin or teenage nephew? "I'd rather not think about that, but no, I don't think anything like this has ever happened."

Does she have female customers: Yes.

After a long, hard day at the office, masturbating on command for an audience, is she ever inspired to masturbate later on at home for pleasure? "Well, you don't usually [cum] while you're working because there are so many distractions, so yes, when you get home after a seven-hour shift you do want to have an orgasm."

Does she ever get requests to perhaps maybe defecate into a bag, or stand on her head doing nude yoga exercises while nibbling on a raw potato? "Well, we deal with a lot of fetishists, so yes, we do get asked to do all kinds of stuff - including to pretend to hang ourselves. But we won't do anything we are uncomfortable with."

Is it tough recruiting new talent? "No, but it's difficult to keep them working here. You sometimes have to deal with jealous boyfriends, and also, since it's kind of like a porn job, some girls don't take it seriously. Students tend to be the most reliable."

How much a star model might make in a week: Up to $3,000.

Does she hang around outside CÉGEPs informing students about a real fun and easy way they can finally buy that Prada bag they've always wanted? No. "We have a scout who does that for us."

Something she believes most of her customers are looking for: A heartfelt, long-term cyber-relationship.

Percentage of men who hang up immediately after shooting their goo without saying good-bye: 95 per cent.

Something else she does: Sculpts.

Where you might find her boozin': Ste-Sulpice.

Musical preferences: No Doubt, NOFX.

Last book read: The Celestine Prophecy, by James Redfield.

Words of wisdom: "You live, you learn."

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