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* Velvet Velour from ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' is an exotic dancer and EthicalSlut working at the strip club Vesuvius. She has a gentle demeanor, and whenever she asks you to do her a favor, it's always to help preserve the vampire {{Masquerade}}. One of your missions is to visit a regular of hers and destroy the manuscript of the play that he's writing because it comes a little too close for comfort in all of the ways that it seems to know legitimate vampire secrets. She implores you to be as gentle with him as you can and to destroy the papers without him noticing, because he's so sweet and optimistic that it would break her heart to see him crestfallen when his work is destroyed.

* Velvet Velour from ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' is an exotic dancer and EthicalSlut working at the strip club Vesuvius. She has a gentle demeanor, and whenever she asks you to do her a favor, it's always to help preserve the vampire {{Masquerade}}. One of your missions is to visit a regular of hers and destroy the manuscript of the play that he's writing because it comes a little too close for comfort in all of the ways that it seems to know legitimate vampire secrets. She implores you to be as gentle with him as you can and to destroy the screenplay without him noticing, because he's so sweet and optimistic that it would break her heart to see him crestfallen when his work is destroyed.

* Velvet Velour from ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' is an exotic dancer and EthicalSlut working at the strip club Vesuvius. She has a gentle demeanor, and whenever she asks you to do her a favor, it's always to help preserve the vampire Masquerade. One of your missions is to visit a regular of hers and destroy the manuscript of the play that he's writing because it comes a little too close for comfort in all of the ways that it seems to know legitimate vampire secrets. She implores you to be as gentle with him as you can and to destroy the screenplay without him noticing, because he's so sweet and optimistic that it would break her heart to see him crestfallen when his work is destroyed.

* In 'Film/TheOverTheHillGangRidesAgain'', saloon gal Katie appears to be this at first, having befriended the Baltimore Kid when he was down-and-out drunk, and then entering into a romance after he is cleaned up and becomes town marshal. However, it is all an act and she actually befriended the Kid to pump him for information so her boyfriend could pose as the Kid when he robbed the Wells-Fargo office.

* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** Stacy-X was a member of the X-Men after her brothel was destroyed, and had a rivalry with Husk for Archangel's affections. Sadly, she was PutOnABus and wasn't mentioned again until ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' some 3 years later, where she lost her powers and was killed shortly after the Decimation. However, she returned in the limited series ''Vengeance'' with no explaination given as to how she was alive or regained her mutant abilities.
** ComicBook/{{X 23}}. For her life as a 15-year-old homeless streetwalker [[DarkAndTroubledPast was an improvement]].

* Yuka Otowa from ''VisualNovel/{{Crescendo|EienDatoOmotteItaAnoKoro}}''; her reasons for her descent into this lifestyle are [[BrokenBird tragic and sad]], linked to [[spoiler: her parents' suicides and the abuse she suffered in foster homes and an orphanage]]. The player can get the bad ending by making the PlayerCharacter a total bastard and having him sleep with Yuka solely for sex,[[note]]Via failing her SecretTestOfCharacter where she leads the protagonist to a love hotel to see if he can see beyond her carefree facade.[[/note]] they can get the good ending by not taking advantage of her [[spoiler:(and her and the PC can lay together of their own free will in much happier circumstances)]] and [[EarnYourHappyEnding redeem her]]. ([[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Ryo aka the protagonist is NOT that kind of guy anyway]], so treating Yuka like that makes ''[[GuiltBasedGaming the player]]'' the bastard/bitch).

* While it is not her primary occupation, a female [[PlayerCharacter Chosen One]] from ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}'' can prostitute herself to many [=NPCs=] and star in a pornographic movies in New Reno. It the player takes advantage of these opportunities while keeping their KarmaMeter firmly on the side of good, it results in exactly this trope.

* Joana in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' is a Med-X addicted hooker enslaved by the Gomorrah Casino. In the quest "Bye Bye Love", you help her kick her addiction and escape from the casino to reunite with her lost lover, Carlitos.

* Not a main character, but a side-quest in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' involves a "Streetwise cop, whore with a heart of gold, true love". The chief of the Watch falls in love with a high-class prostitute and through their love and the help of Geralt, they break his curse of lycanthropy. It's about the only point of light in the CrapsackWorld that is The Witcher. Unless of course, you kill him.
* ''VideoGame/FreddyPharkasFrontierPharmacist'': Madame Ovaree, to some extent. Possibly the rest of the ladies at the… errr… ladies' house.

* Whores, hoes or hos defaulted to baby{{face}} on Dangerous Women Of Wrestling and Women's Extreme Wrestling shows, with GI Ho, a soldier turned ho turned pro wrestler being their standout example. She spent a lot of time hanging out with fans, feuded with women beaters like Steve The Sound guy and defended the latter promotion from [[HostileShowTakeover an invasion of porn stars]]...others included advocate Navaho and Cleo-ho-patra, who if nothing else was a lot nicer than Shelly Martinez usually was.

* [[Literature/TheBible Rahab]], a supposed harlot who lived in Jericho and kept two Hebrew scouts from being discovered by the city guards. This allowed them to return and relay the information to Joshua, which led to the capture of the city. Rahab, for her kindness, was spared by the conquerors. The city of Jericho was pretty much doomed anyway since Joshua and his army had strict orders to level it. Rahab saved herself -- and her entire extended family -- the only way she could.

** Stacy-X was a member of the X-Men after her brothel was destroyed, and had a rivalry with Husk for Archangel's affections. Sadly, she was PutOnABus and wasn't mentioned again until ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' some 3 years later, where she lost her powers and was killed shortly after the Decimation. However, she returned in the limited series ''Vengeance'' with no explanation given as to how she was alive or regained her mutant abilities.

* Yuka Otowa from ''VisualNovel/{{Crescendo|EienDatoOmotteItaAnoKoro}}''; her reasons for her descent into this lifestyle are [[BrokenBird tragic and sad]], linked to [[spoiler: her parents' suicides and the abuse she suffered in foster homes and an orphanage]]. The player can get the bad ending by making the PlayerCharacter a total bastard and having him sleep with Yuka solely for sex [[note]](via failing her SecretTestOfCharacter where she leads the protagonist to a love hotel to see if he can see beyond her carefree facade)[[/note]], they can get the good ending by not taking advantage of her [[spoiler:(and her and the PC can laid together of their own free will in much happier circumstances)]] and [[EarnYourHappyEnding redeem her]]. ([[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Ryo aka the protagonist is NOT that kind of guy anyway]], so treating Yuka like that makes ''[[GuiltBasedGaming the player]]'' the bastard/bitch).

* Diana and Paul in ''Webcomic/CollegeRoomiesFromHell!!!'' are in some ways both examples of this, and subversions of it; while they are both kind and sweet people, they are also enthusiastically sex-positive even when not working (indeed, it sometimes seems they are so sweet ''because'' of their lack of hangups), and have no real desire to 'escape' from streetwalking.

* Former child star and former drug addict prostitute Lauren Chapin won awards for her numerous charity work including raising over $2m for underprivileged and abused children and setting up an organisation to help children in the entertainment industry avoid being exploited

* In parts of 17th century Italy, it was considered an indulgence(that is, a good deed which acts a penance for a temporal sin) for men of means to marry reformed prostitutes.

* Apparently, the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_du_Barry Jeanne Becu aka Madame Du Barry]] was this. In the decades since she'd actually used her wealth to support the towns and neighborhoods she was known to reside in, as well as to send money to those who'd been displaced by the French Revolution. Hence, it was more obvious that the regime was only killing her for her money rather than for her ''actual'' involvement with the monarchy, which drove her to [[FreakOut a massive meltdown]] before being executed… and ironically horrified the masses and made them start realising how much the Terror Regime sucked.
* As the end of prohibition North of the border meant fewer migrants looking for a drink and gambling was banned in Baja California, the nightlife and tourism that propped up the economy of the one bustling Tijuana gradually declined during the late 20th century. One of the city's heroes during this time period was Cassandra, as she was popularly known. A charitable brothel keeper, she heavily invested in the local enterprises.
* Axl Rose of Guns N Roses, crashed at a stripper's apartment; afterwards The entire band ended up crashing the stripper's apartment at the same time and destroying the place. The stripper even gave Izzy rides to rehab.

* In ''Anime/{{Grenadier}}'', Touko Kurenai opens a brothel-complex after retiring as a member of the Ten Heavenly Enlightened. Said red-light-district is a neutral zone which serves as a sanctuary for war-weary warriors and a refuge for survivors of violence, as well as offers redemption for perpetrators of violence who wish to reform themselves.

* "Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" by O. C. Smith tells of a backwoods woman deserted by her alcoholic husband, leaving her to raise [[MassiveNumberedSiblings fourteen children]] alone. When neighbors wouldn't help, in desperation she turned to prostitution to keep them fed. The narrator abd siblings warmly remember a loving mom who served delicious chicken and dumplings before tucking them in at night.

* "Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" by O. C. Smith tells of a backwoods woman deserted by her alcoholic husband, leaving her to raise [[MassiveNumberedSiblings fourteen children]] alone. When neighbors wouldn't help, in desperation she turned to prostitution to keep them fed. The narrator warmly remembers a loving mom who served delicious chicken and dumplings before tucking them in at night.

* The video to Music/RebaMcEntire's version of "Fancy" has the now wealthy prostitute returning to her poverty-stricken hometown to open a shelter for girls in need.

* Borba is writing a prologue to ''Webcomic/BornToBeAlive'' that features a polar bear prostitute named Katya. She offers to share her income with a vixen friend named Nadja, but the clients want nothing to do with foxes. Nadja calmly accepts the rejection, so she may have a glimmer of gold too.

* In Music/TheStatlerBrothers' "Bed of Roses" Rose takes in the narrator after she finds him begging in the streets.

Any sex worker (prostitute, stripper, adult film actor, etc.) who has some baseline goodness, often a woman who becomes a love interest for a main character. Underneath the sex kitten exterior lies a very kind and good-natured flower. If they don't get killed off by an angry pimp or another villain, you can typically expect their past to either be quickly forgotten or be mentioned/alluded to constantly.