Hillary Clinton reveals lingerie ad that prompted trademark pantsuit look

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The Guardian

Hillary Clinton decided to start wearing the pantsuits that became her political trademark after “suggestive” photos taken of her during a visit to Brazil were used in a lingerie ad in the mid-1990s, she has revealed.

The former US secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate told CBS News in an interview that aired on Sunday that the choice came after a 1995 trip to Brazil she took with her husband, Bill Clinton, then in the first of two terms as president.

A photo of Clinton showed a glimpse of her underwear while seated. The Brazilian lingerie company DuLoren deployed the image in an ad containing the words: “A tribute to one of the most important women of the decade.”

DuLoren’s vice-president at the time insisted the ad “was meant as a compliment” to Clinton, but the company pulled it after the American embassy complained.

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1. Interesting.