6 X3 n. ^6 v/ ?; m她所就读的大学以她对穿著尺度拿捏不当,下令要她从事社区服务,罚她读书给盲人听,以儆效尤。6 n( k8 w8 r! C9 v
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2007-02-19 4 `: j t7 R: ]0 u2 H + W" }9 W1 f6 B# E( j/ g2 B : I9 v! ~# X Q \: kLittle black dress lands actress in one big mess! T. @7 Z! E# K1 h) l% A; K
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BANGKOK - A young actress' skimpy dress has sparked a national outcry in Thailand, fuelling debate in opinion pages and chat rooms and earning her a public reprimand. ( e* r! S$ ]- X/ D# |/ l; V5 j / G, `* x# m: r/ |3 PThe black dress in question was long, body-hugging and split from Chotiros Suriyawong's cleavage to her hip by an eight-centimetre wide slit held together by thin strips of fabric.( S. k$ h* q3 V
: }9 e# S* t, a5 pMs. Chotiros, a 22-year-old liberal arts major at Thammasat University, one of the country's most respected academic institutions, wore it at the Feb. 9 Golden Swan awards ceremony, Thailand's equivalent of the Oscars. 5 g. p, ], A) T( [( k5 Z+ a, B3 z/ F# z1 E
The dress is said to have been inspired by Elizabeth Hurley's infamous Versace safety-pin dress, which grabbed the spotlight for the British beauty when she wore it to a London film premiere in 1994., o$ @! Z7 K! i7 C* N
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For Ms. Chotiros, a relative unknown with mainly small roles in low-budget films, the little black dress brought unwelcome attention.! S6 E' o" u7 y; c. d
. t0 u* h, Q C$ U- nShe was reprimanded by her production company and ordered by her university to do community service and make a public apology for her attire. * {; W# s! f1 v: E + n; N$ a6 h. B" |( f4 q"I feel very guilty about what happened. I want to apologize," said a teary-eyed Ms. Chotiros at a news conference earlier this week. "I didn't know it was going to be such a big deal."