Geisy Arruda

The Geisy Arruda video on YouTube might be in Portuguese, but it's easy to see the hundreds of students heckling the 20-year-old for wearing a short, hot pink dress to the Brazilian university. Since the October 22nd incident, Geisy has been featured on many talk shows and was expelled from the school for the scandalous outfit and media flurry that followed. Sources say there has been a huge public outcry, with the school calling the provocative dress a violation of "ethical principles...Read Full Story

The private college that expelled a student who wore a short, pink dress to class has been ordered to pay her more than US$20,000 in compensation, a court announced Wednesday.Judge Rodrigo Gorga Campos ordered Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo to pay Geisy Arruda 40,000 reals ($23,800) in damages. His ruling was posted on the court's website.In expelling the tourism student late last year, the university said she disrespected "ethical principles, academic dignity and morality...Read Full Story

Geisy Arruda's transformation from a student famed for being kicked out of college for wearing a miniskirt to Carnival queen hit a snag late Monday when she was helped from her float complaining of heat.Wearing a "Carnivalized" version of the very dress that got her expelled last October, the 20-year-old Brazilian who recently had four cosmetic surgeries had big smiles and waves for the crowd when the parade started.But by the end, the dress modeled on the clothing that rocketed her to fame...Read Full Story

Famed for wearing a short miniskirt that got her kicked out of college, Geisy Arruda lived out a dream and danced as a Carnival queen in one of Rio's premier samba parades — even overheating in the process.Wearing a "Carnivalized" version of the very dress that got her expelled last October, the 20-year-old Brazilian who recently had cosmetic surgery danced and flashed beaming smiles to the crowd and millions of TV viewers.But the Carnival dress modeled on the miniskirt that rocketed her to...Read Full Story

Brushing back freshly dyed blond hair as she posed for pictures, the Brazilian woman whose short pink dress got her kicked out of college said Tuesday she's enjoying her newfound fame, but wants go back to school — with a security guard.Just the day before, 20-year-old Geisy Arruda took her first trip on an airplane so she could relive her experience in a comedy skit on one of Brazil's most popular television shows.Star-struck business executives on the flight to Rio de Janeiro asked if she...Read Full Story