Thai Hookers 101: Actress to sue over tacky book’s cover photo

While Bangkok’s single women struggle to understand gender relations through books such as “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus,” some men just read “Thai Hookers 101.”

Lakorn star Usanee “Nok” Wattana consulted with the Technology Crime Suppression Division yesterday and vowed to file criminal charges against the author of “Thai Hookers 101,” who uses an image of the actress for the book’s cover without her permission.

The classy book’s subtitle: “What You MUST Know About SEX And Prostitutes Before Coming To Thailand.”

Apparently the author believes men are, all too often, victimized by those who would prevent them from paying women for sex.

“If a man wants meaningless sex with a woman, what gives others the right to stop him?” reads the book’s description.

Although having your likeness stolen to be the face of a nation’s sex workers is upsetting, the news also begs the question: Who would need a guide to sleeping with a prostitute?

According to Nok, the photo was from a Mixx magazine photo shoot several years ago, which she believes were found online by the book’s author, who uses the pen name “Seven.”

According to the author’s profile on Amazon, he’s an American who escaped the ruined economy and has been living in Koh Samui since 2008.

Nok says she was never contacted by the author concerning the use of her photo for the book.

“Thais know well that I am not that type of woman, but foreigners on my Instagram may see the photo and wonder whether I am a prostitute,” Nok told the media.

Despite the stolen photo, Nok says she is even more angry about what the book has to say.

“I am not particularly angry about the photo on the cover, because this is not the first time my photo has been abused for commercial purpose,” the celebrity said. “What angers me a lot is the text on the cover and the contents of the book which greatly insult Thai women.”

Nok’s legal representatives will meet with police tomorrow to file criminal charges against the author under the Computer Crimes Act, which forbids the dissemination of false information on the internet. The charge carries both fines and jail time, Khaosod and Kapook reported.

“The senior executives told me they will try to persuade the police to pursue this matter in the harshest way possible,” Nok said.