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First Ladies of South Vietnam Weave Paradoxes in Public Life
The First Ladies reflect contrasts in Asian womanhood as Mrs. Nguyen Van Thieu, wife of the president-elect, stays shyly in the background, while Mrs. Nguyen Cao Ky, wife of the premier and vice president elect, appears glamorous and active. Mai Ky, born near Hanoi, rose from a Buddhist family to Miss Air Vietnam and became Ky’s partner in power. Both women blend Western and Vietnamese styles and face pressures around traditional roles and public visibility.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Ngyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Paris
Thieu
Mekong Delta
My Tho
Mekong
Mai Ky
Hanoi
Dang Thi Tuyet Mai
North
Dalat
Air Vietnam
Air Force
Mai
Thieus
Duyen