Korean Auto Show removing babes
South Korean carmakers plan to cut down on the
number of scantily clad models at the Seoul Motor Show hoping people will look
at the cars instead.
Soon to disappear. Uh-huh.
South Korean carmakers plan to cut down on the number of scantily clad models at the Seoul Motor Show hoping people will look at the cars instead.
The show, which starts in April, usually attracts thousands of camera-wielding men snapping pictures of young women models in revealing costumes whose images quickly make their way to Web sites in the world’s most-wired country.
“We would rather have the spectators’ attention on our cars than the attractive ladies,” said Hyundai Motor Company spokesman Jake Jang.
“When we look at motor shows overseas, the foreign brands did not have models with provocative clothing,” the official said.
“It only seems to commercialize women and we want the car to shine, not the women.”
Yup. Absolutely right. Tell that to the guys who go to car shows.
Posted: Thu - March 22, 2007 at 06:42 AM