Dressed in a sexy outfit, and with impeccable make-up and hairdo, Ms Pornpen Kongsorn was all smiles while handing out free samples of a new drink to passers-by at a busy Skytrain station in central Bangkok.
She is one of Thailand's many promotional models known locally as "pretties", women mostly in their 20s dolled up in skimpy clothes to promote events and products.
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