Friday, May 2, 2008

Ex-'Playboy' playmate in photo exhibition, fully dressed

Once the target of public criticism after posing nude in the Spanish edition of Playboy magazine, Indonesian model Tiara Lestari has worked hard to restore her bad image.Her campaign to reverse the public's negative attitude has included media interviews and appearances on television talk shows.The latest part of this effort is a photographic exhibition held in Sudirman Place, Central Jakarta. The exhibition, titled From Sensual to Elegance, runs through April 30.The exhibition features some 30 pictures depicting her beauty. However, don't go expecting to get a glimpse of the naked Tiara -- in the pictures displayed at the exhibition, she's fully dressed at all times.The photographer, Ayang Kalake, is quite successful in exploring Tiara's charm and beauty. The photographs, such as one of her on the rocks on a beach in Bali -- supposedly her favorite place in the world -- are stunning and exotic. With her long hair and dark skin, the Javanese Tiara manages to still look sensual, even though she is completely clothed.Another picture shows her posing with two Balinese women, and despite the stress of public criticism, Tiara seems calm, relaxed and elegant.While the pictures may help transform the public image of Tiara from sensual to elegant, the choice of venue is something of a problem. Sudirman Place is not the ideal backdrop to such as exhibition, as many of the shops in the mall have yet to open, and the show itself occupies only a small part of the first floor.Another issue is that the photographer has only focused on exploring Tiara's physical beauty. Focusing on the hard work she has put in to become successful internationally could have done much to restore her image.The exhibition has also failed to capture Tiara's firm intention not to pose nude again for the media. Had this aspect been explored, it would have given a boost to her tarnished image."I intend to change my image because I want to start my career over. Hopefully, this exhibition will be a good start," she said.Tiara was at the peak of her career when suddenly her mother fell ill upon learning that Tiara had posed nude in Playboy magazine. Stunned at the reaction, Tiara chose to give up her international career and promised her mother not to accept any other offers for posing nude. She claimed she rejected five offers.Now, as she is working hard to restore her image, who is her role model? What kind of image does she dream of?"For me, Princess Diana represented elegance. I want to be like her," she told a press conference last Sunday. Article Source : The Jakartapost

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