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- `( B3 c" ?: R! ~+ D* M: _* ZBANGKOK - 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.5 r: Q& q. `- i4 z
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The 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. 3 s7 @" W3 ?( R* d/ t* ^ # I3 v* H7 w" W0 D, J1 B9 ]Ms. 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. " u( X3 f! X( f+ e2 X9 ^; B# F7 p$ \2 t- Q0 g- j' T& Y! A
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.# {) w+ g( w, a* q/ A7 M
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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.9 c. s& {% E0 e* D3 g
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She was reprimanded by her production company and ordered by her university to do community service and make a public apology for her attire. E* B J5 W1 p6 M3 b9 ] P8 L! b0 i' t) [; W
"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."
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