Topless woman protests at high society Vienna ball
Vienna ball protest
She was protesting against the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's attendance at Opera Ball
A topless woman activist caused a furore on Thursday as she reached the red carpet of a high-society ball in Vienna.
The woman burst onto the red carpet of the Opera Ball -- being telecasted live on television -- to protest the attendance of the Ukrainian PresidentPetro Poroshenko at the event.
She reached the ball topless with only the words "Poroshenko get the fuk out" written on her torso.
She was seen shouting the slogans and protesting vehemently even as she was dragged away byseveral Austrian policemen.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was one of several thousand guests at the Opera Ball.Some of the other high dignitaries who attended the ball were: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, President Alexander Van der Bellen,Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, activist and former model Waris Dirie and American actress Melanie Griffith. Griffith was the guest of construction magnate and Opera Ball stalwart Richard Lugner. The 85-year-old Lugner is known for his wide network of friends. Some of his previous celebrity invitees have included Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian.
Like every year, the Vienna State Opera opened with a dance by 150 "debutants", the women in snow-white gowns and the men in white tie and tails. Making it an inclusive event, the organisers this year also gave their go-ahead to includeperformances of opera arias and ballet, with the participation of a couple with Down's Syndrome.