The public reaction to the October 1976 issue was immediate. In Italy, the publication violated strict obscenity laws protecting minors.

Images featured her in provocative poses on a beach or an empty seaside terrace.

In later years, Eva Ionesco transitioned from being a subject of others' photography to a filmmaker and writer in her own right. She has used her career to critically examine the themes of her childhood and the impact of the "artistic" lens used by adults during that time.

The feature title "Classe del 1965" explicitly referenced the birth year of its subject, Eva Ionesco (born October 25, 1965). By highlighting her birth year, the magazine openly acknowledged the youth of the model to an audience accustomed to adult pictorials. The Pictorial: Aesthetic vs. Ethics

The "Classe del 1965" pictorial featured Eva in eroticized, baroque-style poses.

Despite the subject's age, the pictorial was presented as a standard feature within the adult entertainment magazine. This reflected a different cultural and legal landscape in 1970s Europe regarding the depiction of minors in art and media, where the lines between "artistic nudity" and exploitation were often dangerously blurred.