VIETNAM — A Vietnamese CEO’s controversial gimmick to stock her planes with scantily-clad stewardesses is paying off big time. <br /> <br />Forbes reports that in 2011, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao put up budget airline Vietjet and staffed it with sexy bikini-wearing flight attendants. It didn’t take too long before money started coming in,. <br /> <br />Not content with flights, the savvy businesswoman also began selling steamy calendars showcasing her bikini beauties. <br /> <br />By 2017, Vietjet was taking in ten-figure revenues, and likewise giving its founder a ten-figure fortune. This year, she made Forbes’ world billionaires list — the only Southeast Asian female on the roster and the first Vietnamese woman to do so. <br /> <br />But if you think she’s stopping there, think again. The 46-year-old has bigger plans for her airline, envisioning it as a global operation. <br /> <br />So it’s only a matter of time before “Bikini Airlines” touches down at an airport near you.
