As far as her parents and the thousands of supporters who have jumped to her defense since a government investigation was ordered are concerned, Chamoun's actions several years ago are the least of the country's problems. Gabriel Chamoun said he was encouraged by the backing his Alpine skier daughter has received from people across Lebanon's diverse sectarian and religious spectrum. But, "The reaction of people was phenomenal. It's the first time I see Lebanese people so united. He said the political fuss over the footage was symbolic "of everything that is going wrong in this country.

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Skip to content. Although it's hailed as one of the most liberal countries in the region, the skier acknowledged in a Facebook post that it is still in many ways a "conservative" country. Last Wednesday, Lebanon's Sports and Youth minister even ordered an investigation into the photos, which Chamoun said were part of a photo shoot for a ski calendar and were never meant to be made public. In an explainer posted on their website, the group said, "March has of course supported [Jackie Chamoun], her personal freedom and her right to choose.

Last Updated, Thursday, a. In fact, Ms. Chamoun was fully clothed in the image of her featured in the version of the calendar — a sort of ski-slope version of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which the American Olympian Julia Mancuso has posed for too. She was, however, topless in other images released in , and in the making-of video obtained and published by both Al Jadeed and a Beirut night life website.