Shakira charity auction raises $76,000

Pop star's auctioned items supports building a school for impoverished kids

	This undated photo provided Monday by Auction Cause shows a multi colored beaded and sequined bra by Roberto Cavalli which was worn by Colombian singer Shakira during her 2007 Oral Fixation World Tour. This bra sold for $3,051.
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updated 11:46 a.m. ET Feb. 14, 2008

MEXICO CITY - Ever paid $3,000 for a bra? That's what one fan forked over for one of Shakira's bras. Another admirer shelled out $14,000 for the privilege of meeting the pop sensation and receiving front-row seats at a future show in Toronto.

The two bids were among the highest offered for 40 items that Shakira donated to an Internet auction for her Bare Feet Foundation, which is building a school for impoverished children in northern Colombia.

Another popular item: a shiny lavender skirt with turquoise-and-coral beading that she wore while singing "Hips Don't Lie," which fetched more than $1,000. The auction has raised $76,000.

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The items were from Shakira's 2007 "Oral Fixation" tour.

Still up for grabs until Sunday: an electric Fender guitar and an acoustic Taylor guitar, both bearing the 31-year-old singer's autograph.

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"It was a phenomenal success," Eric Gazin, president of Auction Cause, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview earlier this week. "We had bidders from 10 countries."