Linda Fondren, mayoral candidate, admits to past as a prostitute: 'I was a working girl'

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Linda Fondren, a candidate running for mayor in Vicksburg, Miss., recently opened up about her employment record and admitted to a past life as a prostitute.

Fondren revealed that she was once involved in a brothel and that she met her husband while on duty.

“I was a working girl in a legal brothel over 30 years ago. It’s true, my husband was my client. My husband and I have been married for 28 years,” Fondren said.

The mayoral candidate says she was aware that the news would one day resurface.

Now, after her past has come to light, Fondren admits that she has no regrets and hopes to prove that her story is an example of how others can turn their lives around.

“My story is exactly why I’m running for mayor because I want to give other people better choices than what I had,” Fondren said.

“I want people to understand you can turn your life around. I turned my life around and so it definitely can happen for others as well.”

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