A Playboy model claims she was kicked out of her AirBnB because of her good looks - and has accused her host of prejudice.
Suzy Cortez, 31, from Brazil, had booked the house for a few nights in January of this year - but after she met her host, Suzy claims he kicked her out and threw her luggage in the bin.
Suzy says she'd booked the property while she was visiting family in the city, while she was having work done on her own flat.
But now she feels she's been the victim of persecution and discriminated against because she's attractive.
According to the model, her host complained about the clothes she was wearing - pointing in particular to a pair of her workout leggings - before he cancelled her booking.
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After kicking her out, Suzy claims the host accused her of breaking into the home before throwing out her belongings.
She says things got so heated she was forced to call the police.
“I was startled when the host entered the property I was in and took my belongings and threw them in the trash – he only came in because I suffer persecution for being too pretty,” Suzy said.
The model contacted Airbnb after receiving an email from them saying her booking had been cancelled as they “could not support” the reservation.
In response, on 31 January, Suzy wrote: “So from the second day I started to receive complaints about my gym clothes, which by the way were leggings, the host simply said that I would have to leave the apartment."
She added the incident was the biggest nightmare she's ever lived through and she has been the victim of prejudice.
"I am extremely embarrassed and psychologically shaken. Where would a trip to see my parents turn into a horror movie," she said.
In an email to Airbnb, she added: “I had to go out on the street, doing absolutely nothing and having all my belongings in a garbage bag."
After complaining about her experience, Suzy claims her profile was taken down.
“Even the police themselves thought it was absurd, it wasn't for lack of contact with you because I called countless times to report the cancellation, the reasons that nothing was resolved," she explained.
“I am now at total loss and psychologically shaken. Being me the victim of all this, why? Prejudice because I'm famous, or have been on the covers of Playboys all over the world?”
After an investigation, Airbnb fully refunded the Playboy model for the cash she'd spent on the property, and also restored her profile on the site.
Airbnb has been contacted for further comment.
