"I do hope to have another opportunity to be back in Vietnam and of course, take a different approach to shooting my content! I apologize once again, and will be more sensitive to the local cultures all over the world. Free 2nd Class Tracked Delivery Over £10 FREE UK Returns & No Quibble Money Back Guarantee-+ Add to Basket. "To my recent travel to Vietnam, there was a posting of mine that truly upset the people, and I deeply and sincerely apologize for my actions/content and the disrespect to the traditional culture of Vietnam, to which I have now taken down," she wrote. Last Wednesday, the 23-year-old issued an apology on Facebook in Vietnamese, English and Chinese. Siew has since deleted the photos, but not before screenshots of the images were circulated online. Hoi An's Culture and Information Department Head Tong Quoc Hung also commented on Siew's actions, noting that "the female tourist revealing her underwear in the ancient town of Hoi An is offensive," per Vietnamese news outlet VnExpress. The backlash against Siew was swift, with angry social media users accusing her of being "disrespectful" of Vietnamese culture. In the photos taken in the historic Vietnamese town of Hoi An, her thong is clearly visible as she releases a flower-shaped paper lantern on the Hoai River - a traditional custom signifying a prayer for peace.
Siew Pui Yi, who has 17.5 million followers on Instagram and 717,000 followers on Facebook, had posted several pictures of herself last week donning an ao dai, minus the pants that usually accompany the outfit's tunic top.
Siew, who has 17.5 million Instagram followers, deleted the photos and issued an apology online.Ī Malaysian influencer has apologized after sparking outrage in Vietnam over photos she shared of herself wearing the country's national dress - but without pants. Social media users accused the 23-year-old of being "disrespectful" towards Vietnamese culture. Itll be a wild night as the Penthouse Pets have. Malaysian influencer Siew Pui Yi sparked outrage over photos of herself wearing the Vietnamese national dress without pants. Saturday May 5th, come meet some of your dream girls from the Penthouse Magazine Thailand at Sapphire Club.