Vietnamese beauty queen arrested over counterfeit fibre gummies
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Vietnamese Beauty Queen Arrested in Fake Health Gummies Scandal
Above: Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien wears Lacoste outside the Lacoste show during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025/2026 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 9, 2025 in Paris, France. Image copyright: Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
The Spin
Narrative A
These influencers were little more than snake oil salesmen, shamelessly promoting a supplement they knew to be a hoax to con their own fans out of as much money as possible. As such, they and their accomplices face the full weight of the law for deceiving customers and producing counterfeit goods.
Narrative B
Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien’s situation stems from good intentions gone wrong. As made clear in her testimony, Tien had “good ideas” for the product that came from a genuine desire to help people, but was tragically caught up in a wider scheme.