Hi °C | Lo °C A FORMER erotic movie star, whom fans call 'The Divine Bosom', has launched herself into the stuffy world of Chinese politics, claiming that sexiness is no obstacle to serving one's country.
Peng Dan is a trained ballerina from the city of Changsha, who found fame in Hong Kong performing in so-called 'category-three' movies.
Her decision to join the conservative and male-dominated world of Chinese politics has been raising eyebrows since it emerged last month that she had become a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) in the western province of Gansu.
The state-run 'Global Times' questioned whether the presence of a woman known for "skin flicks" and her "hourglass figure" might make Chinese politics a "laughing stock".
The actress (40) shrugged off her critics, saying: "I don't think it poses any problems. There is no conflict between being fashionable and sexy and being patriotic and participating in affairs of state."
Miss Peng said she hoped to inspire women to involve themselves in politics.
Miss Peng insisted that she had concrete policy proposals, including plans to use tax breaks to lure film producers to a new production hub in Dunhuang. (© Daily Telegraph, London)
Irish Independent
