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| Chile pole dancer arrested | Chile pole dancer arrested |
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| Police in Chile have arrested a stripper who was attempting to remove her clothes outside the presidential palace in the capital, Santiago. | Police in Chile have arrested a stripper who was attempting to remove her clothes outside the presidential palace in the capital, Santiago. |
| Her arrest comes three days after she performed a series of striptease dances on the Santiago underground, the metro. | Her arrest comes three days after she performed a series of striptease dances on the Santiago underground, the metro. |
| Monserrat Morilles told reporters that her performances were aimed at challenging the prudishness of Chilean society and that they would continue. | Monserrat Morilles told reporters that her performances were aimed at challenging the prudishness of Chilean society and that they would continue. |
| Chilean media has dubbed her "La Diosa del Metro" or the Metro Goddess. | Chilean media has dubbed her "La Diosa del Metro" or the Metro Goddess. |
| 'Timid country' | 'Timid country' |
| Ms Morilles, 26, called her performances "happy minutes." | Ms Morilles, 26, called her performances "happy minutes." |
| A professional pole dancer, she boarded the train at one station, and stripped down to skimpy underwear in time to exit at the next station. | A professional pole dancer, she boarded the train at one station, and stripped down to skimpy underwear in time to exit at the next station. |
| "This is just a beginning. We are starting an idea here that will grow and be developed further," she told Reuters news agency as she was being taken into custody. | "This is just a beginning. We are starting an idea here that will grow and be developed further," she told Reuters news agency as she was being taken into custody. |
| "Chile is still a pretty timid country," her manager, Gustavo Pradenas, said. | "Chile is still a pretty timid country," her manager, Gustavo Pradenas, said. |
| "People aren't very extroverted and we want to take aim at that and make Chile a happier country." | "People aren't very extroverted and we want to take aim at that and make Chile a happier country." |