Vietnam fashion show organizer, models in the dock for lingerie show  An unauthorized lingerie show at the annual Leggy Night in Ho Chi Minh City on May 20 that authorities have also slammed as "inappropriate" Ho Chi Minh City cultural authorities are considering what penalty to slap on the organizer of a high-profile fashion show that featured women models parading in undergarments and adverts for a liquor company, the show's sponsor, both without obtaining permission. The display of lingerie at Venus Modeling Company's annual Leggy Night show was “inappropriate” and not authorized, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday. Vo Trong Nam, deputy director of the department, told Tuoi Tre newspaper that Venus had “deliberately” repeated several violations, and banning it from organizing fashion shows for a certain time would be a better option than a mere fine. Before the show the company had been ordered to change its invitation cards since it carried the photos of 19 half-nude models, which the department said was “not appropriate” in Vietnam. The modified invitation carried the logo of the liquor company without authorities’ approval, Nam said, though it is not clear why the authorities allowed it to be given out. The company was also found illegally plugging the liquor company with a poster in which models hold wine glasses with its logo. One of the most popular fashion events in Vietnam, “Leggy Night” this year cost VND7 billion (US$333,333) and saw the participation of models from other countries like Thailand and South Korea. But it was criticized for imitating lingerie shows held by the US-owned Victoria’s Secret and being poorly organized with a badly designed stage and poor collections. By Tri Nam, Thanh Nien News