Now that is a cheeky monkey: Embarrassed student manages to cling on to her modesty after macaque pulls down dress



A student has been left feeling a little red-faced after an embarrassing incident with a monkey made her a global star.



Charmian Chen, who just happens to be a model, was visiting the Sacred Monkey Forest Ubud in Bali last month when two of the primates decided she was a little overdressed.



The 22-year-old student, from Taiwan, was on holiday on the tropical Indonesian island feeding long-tailed macaques when she was singled out.



Target: Charmian Chen attracts the attention of a macaque while visiting the Sacred Monkey Forest Ubud in Bali

Frisky: One of the monkeys clambers on to the 22-year-old student's shoulder as she holds up a handful of corn

The two macaques apparently spotted a piece of corn that had fallen down Ms Chen's top and decided they wanted it back.



Despite her valiant effors to fend it off, one monkey managed to pull down her top leaving the red-faced model to cover herself as best she could, with her hands.



But what should have been an amusing holiday wardrobe malfunction has ended up catapulting Ms Chen to internet superstardom.

Pictures of the incident have made headline news in her native Taiwan, with TV stations asking her to appear and talk about it.

The images have also spread around the globe, appearing on blog sites and forums in the U.S. and Britain.



Covering her assets: But she is left red-faced after the monkeys pull down her sarong and pink bikini in search of more corn

She said: 'I was on holiday and at first the pictures were just funny, but when I got back to Taiwan I had all these people trying to add me as friends on Facebook.



'I thought "that's a bit strange", and then one of them said they'd seen the pictures and I was really surprised, the next thing I knew I had TV stations ringing me.



'I was on vacation then in Bali so I didn't mind it, but back in Taiwan I was still studying so I didn't want to become famous just for my boobs.



'But actually it has been fun, people do come up to me and say "you're the monkey girl" and it does make me laugh.'

Day job: Ms Chen, who is a model and student, has become a global star after the pictures of her monkey-induced wardrobe malfunction made headlines

Ms Chen said the macaques, as well as being hungry, were also attracted to bikinis worn by many visitors.



She added: 'I think when they took my top down it was because of the corn but the park staff warn visitors that bright bikinis worn under dresses do attract the monkeys.

