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She broke stereotypes .She captivated the world. During the American War, US leaders had led those of us in the West to believe the " Viet Cong"were barefoot, filthy barbarians. Then , on 4 NOV 1968, there appeared on the world stage at the Paris Conference on Viet Nam the "Viet Cong's" official advance representative-a petite, demure woman of startlingly direct beauty and presence in an ao dai, the Vietnamese traditional dress that looks like a Western evening gown.