Fans clamour for Shakira's skirt

Mexico City - A Shakira fan forked out more than $3 000 to buy a bra once worn by the Colombian singer, while another paid $14 000 for front-row seats and the privilege of meeting the hip-shaking star.

The two bids were among the highest on 40 items Shakira donated to an Internet auction that has raised $76 000 for her Bare Feet Foundation, which is building a school for poor children in northern Colombia.

"We had bidders from 10 countries," Eric Gazin, president of the firm Auction Cause which hosted the sale, told reporters on Tuesday.

Another popular item was a shiny lavender skirt with turquoise and coral beading that Shakira wore while singing Hips Don't Lie, during her Oral Fixation tour. The skirt fetched more than $1 000.

Still up for grabs until Sunday are an electric Fender guitar and an acoustic Taylor guitar, both bearing Shakira's autograph. - Sapa-AP

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