7 Facts About Muammar Gadaffi’s Amazonian Guard
They are all virgins and take a vow of chastity when becoming official bodyguards.
They are all trained killers and hand-picked by Gaddafi himself.
The girls wear lipstick, jewellery, polished nails and even high heels.
All of his girls are said to swear an oath that they will give their lives for him
and it is claimed they never leave his side, day or night.
In 1998 one of them was killed and seven others wounded when
Islamic fundamentalists in Libya ambushed the Colonel's motorcade.
The dead bodyguard who was his favorite, threw herself across his body.
Gaddafi makes the final selection and it's rumored that he demands sexual favors from them.
Gaddafi believes it is empowering for women to be his bodyguards.
He says, "Women should be trained for combat, so that they
do not become easy prey for their enemies."
- Gadaffi Is The Real-Life James Bond
