Showgirl Leysi Suarez apologizes for nude pictures on Peru's flag

Living in Peru Israel J. Ruiz Leysi Suarez, a Peruvian showgirl and dancer for Alma Bella band made international headlines when a naked picture of her on top of the Peruvian flag was published on the cover of a magazine. News agencies from Reuters to the Associated Press covered the story while BBC News broadcast a report on the dancer's controversial picture. While she initially affirmed there was nothing wrong with what she had done and stated she would do it again saying she loved Peru and would show it with her "body and soul", she has changed her mind and retracted her statements. After Peru's Minister of Defense, Antero Flores-Araoz assigned the case to a public prosecutor and announced that charges would be pressed against Leysi, the Peruvian dancer has stated she is truly sorry. "It was all Daysi's idea," said Leysi,... [read full story]