Former Australia’s Next Top model contestant Lola Van Vorst makes a heartbreaking request to her fans

Lola Van Vorst, a former contestant on Australia’s hit reality show Next Top Model, asked her fans for help.

The 34-year-old is in need of emergency surgery due to a serious spinal condition.

Lola launched a GoFundMe page to fund her urgent and expensive spine procedure †

Lola appeared alongside the gorgeous Tahnee Atkinson—the eventual winner—on ANTM’s fifth season in 2009, detailing the costs she would face to repair her spine.

“The cost is $7,000 for the surgeon, $1,800 for the anesthetist,” he said on social media.

“Something my family and I cannot afford to cover the total cost.”

Lola explained that she needed emergency surgery to fix the discs in her spine.

Gorgeous: Lola was the star of the fifth season of Australia’s Next Top Model pageant in 2009 on her Instagram.

Scandal: Lola sparked controversy in Australia’s Next Top Model in 2009 when nude photos of her were revealed, taken by an ex-boyfriend while the show was airing.

On Friday, Lola’s GoFundMe page raised $5,900.

Lola sparked controversy in 2009 when nude photos of her were revealed, taken by an ex-boyfriend while the show was airing on Australia’s Next Top Model.

The photos show Lola posing seductively for the camera.

Call for help: Lola makes selfie prank as she tries to raise money for emergency spine surgery

She later revealed that her boyfriend was “testing a new camera.”

After the photos were sold to Celebrity magazine for the agency’s publication, Lola admitted that she wasn’t embarrassed by the incident, but that the photos could hurt her career.

Lola, who was romantically involved with another ANTM star Taylah Roberts in 2014, sided with Cassi Van Den Dungen, the runner-up of the 2009 season.

Dazzling: Second from right, Lola poses with her co-stars on Australia’s Next Top Model in 2009