A model from Ukraine who posed for a nude photoshoot on a Dubai balcony was caught out through a distinctive tattoo on her bum.

The family of Yana Graboshchuk, 27, say they thought she was on holiday and her involvement in the raunchy shoot came as a shock to them.

Yana Graboshchuk was identified through her distinctive tattoo

She was one of 40 models on the photoshoot

Yana Graboshchuk trained as a lawyer

A total of 11 Ukrainian woman and a Russian were arrested by cops in Dubai after Saturday’s stunt and are now being deported.

She was identified through her distinctive tattoo which matches her social media pictures.

Yana’s brother Taras, 20, said family had no idea why she was visiting the city and were “shocked” when they found out what she had been up to in Dubai.

“She went on holiday, and then I don't know what came next," he said.

“Yes, she had planned a photo shoot there... But I had no more information about it.”

She turned to modelling after being unable to work as a lawyer

The 27-year-old pictured in Dubai

Yana has also worked in a restaurant before turning to modelling

Pictured with brother Taras, who said the family were shocked

Yana is a law graduate who was unable to find a job in her chosen field, the MailOnline reports.

She worked as a waitress, a hostess at a restaurant and then a brewery before starting as a model a year or so ago.

Yana showed her friends and family pictures of her breakfasts, swimming pool dips, and sports cars on her trip to Dubai.

The photoshoot as seen from inside the apartment

The models posed on the balcony of the apartment

She had explained that ahead of her detention she had to change hotels for the third time in three days, adding: “But I like that”.

Videos and photographs showing the naked women, lined up on a balcony while being filmed, began circulating on social media on Saturday evening.

Pictures show the models lined up inside the apartment, in the city's upmarket Marina neighbourhood.

They are also seen from inside posing on the balcony in full view of the city.

After speedy investigation, Dubai's Attorney General Essam Issa al-Humaidan announced that those behind the photo shoot would be sent back to their countries, without elaborating further.

Dubai police have declined to identify those detained.

All of the models are understood to be from the ex-Soviet Union including Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova.

There has been speculation that the women were involved in a shoot for an Israeli version of an unidentified US adult website.

The man has also been detained and named in Moscow media as Alexey Kontsov, 33, and it’s understood he organised the shoot.

- The Sun