Melody Morales, former hooters girl and Hispanic-American beauty, is suing a body lotion company behind the racy Hawaiian Tropic Zone bar and restaurant in New York after claims she was shunned for not being "white" enough and being from "the ghetto".The New York Daily news first reported the story and has since been picked up by national US and foreign media:
Melody Morales said she was rejected for a job by a manager at the Times Square restaurant who griped, "You don't speak white" and "you are ghetto."
The 21-year-old Latina lovely is the latest woman to sue over working conditions at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone, where employees in skimpy beachwear parade nightly before diners.
"Not to brag, but I look good in a bikini," Morales said Tuesday. "I could have done a perfect job there."
The suit says Morales went with her mother to the restaurant last March in search of a job. It claims a manager told her to get lost, saying, "I am not going to ruin my business with your Latin accent."
Morales, who said her dream job is to pour drinks while strutting her stuff in a bikini, returned to the Hawaiian Tropic Zone months later still in pursuit of a position.
Her suits says another manager instantly rejected her, telling her, "We will not hire you because you have a speech problem," and "You have a Latin accent."
"It is 100% illegal to discriminate because of where you're from or because you have an accent," said her lawyer, Derek Smith. "Melody certainly has the assets for this job."
Its also reported that the Times Square restaurant, that bills itself as " The Hottest Place on Earth" is facing a whopping US $600 million federal suit from four former female workers accusing an ex-boss of sickening sexual antics.
According to Wikipedia, the restaurant owned by suntan lotion brand 'Hawaiian Tropic, features waitresses in bikinis designed by Nicole Miller and a menu by chef David Burke. Restaurateur Dennis Riese and nightclub owner Adam Hock also have ownership interests in the restaurant.
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