PETALING JAYA, Sept. 29 -- American woman Nikole Mitchell is a pastor-turned-stripper - and she says she has never been happier after embracing her new identity a year ago.

Mitchell, who comes from a strict conservative Baptist family, told New York Post that she had always fantasized about becoming a stripper since young.

"But I was indoctrinated to believe that my desires and my body were innately sinful and bad.

"Among the other values I was taught was that women were not allowed to lead and that they only belonged in the kitchen with their children.

"Although my dreams of becoming a stripper went against everything I was told, I decided to become a pastor because of my love for performing."

She shared that she became a pastor bec...