Skater hopes racy pics are noticed
Nineteen-year-old Begg, of Timaru, has had photographs taken for overseas magazines and websites.
The world champion said she was a bit nervous at the start of the shoot but decided it was no worse than what could be seen on most European beaches.
"Lots of sports stars, both male and female, have done this sort of thing."
Often they have done it for big money offers from magazines, but Begg's motivation is to raise her profile in the hope of attracting a sponsor and also to promote inline skating.
Begg, nominated for the Halberg Awards after finishing second in the World Inline Cup marathon series and winning gold in the 10,000-metre points elimination race at the World Inline Championships in South Korea, is frustrated that her efforts go largely unnoticed in New Zealand.
"Not too many people are into speedskating here, but it is huge elsewhere."
Begg's father Bill, a coach, said his daughter had also posed for the photographs because the official World Inline Cup magazine wanted a sexier image. "It got beach volleyball in the Olympics and that's where we would love to be."
