A businesswoman claims ‘snooty’ flight attendants and passengers shoot her ‘filthy looks’ when she travels bra-less and sprays perfume on flights to ‘look and smell good’ for her hubby.
Victoria Unikel frequently travels with her husband, Gene Avakyan, for business and revealed her airport outfits have got her into trouble with staff for being ‘too revealing’.
The 46-year-old former top model, actress and author, who co-founded Vuga Media Group with her partner, says she usually wears ‘skin tight leggings’ and ‘cropped strappy tops’ without a bra to the airport and ‘drenches’ herself in perfume mid-flight to feel ‘sexy’.
Despite claiming ‘rude’ passengers criticise her perfume usage and that airline staff tell her to cover up, Victoria defends her clothing choices as they are not ‘inappropriate’.
Victoria, who lives in Miami, Florida, said: ‘I always get filthy looks from snooty flight attendants and passengers when I travel.
‘I want to look sexy but also be comfortable whenever I travel whether I’m flying for business or pleasure. We always fly business class.
‘I plan what I’m going to wear to the airport weeks in advance. I usually wear designer gym clothes. Either skin-tight leggings or shorts to make my bum look good.
‘They don’t leave much to the imagination. They definitely give me a camel toe.
Victoria Unikel (above) claims ‘snooty’ flight attendants and passengers shoot her ‘filthy looks’ when she travels bra-less and sprays perfume on flights
Victoria said: ‘I usually wear designer gym clothes. Either skin-tight leggings or shorts to make my bum look good. They don’t leave much to the imagination’
‘I wear a cropped strappy top that’s usually quite low cut. I never travel in a bra.
‘I think people have a problem with that. My tops can be quite see-through. But I don’t really see the issue. When you’re on an eight-hour flight, who wants to wear a bra?
‘I don’t understand why women should be forced to feel uncomfortable just to make sure their nipples aren’t on show. We’re in 2024. I should be able to show off my boobs.
‘Recently, a flight attendant suggested I might want to cover up a bit – she tried to suggest I might be cold, but I know it was because my clothes were quite revealing.
‘I had a jacket in my hand luggage, but I didn’t think what I was wearing was inappropriate. It didn’t affect anyone else. So I wasn’t going to give in.
‘My tops can be quite see-through. But I don’t really see the issue. When you’re on an eight-hour flight, who wants to wear a bra?’ said Victoria
Victoria admitted she never travels without perfume in her hand luggage and applies it regularly despite complaints from passengers
‘Eventually, the flight attendant realised I wasn’t going to change and told me to take a seat. I think they’re way too strict.’
Victoria admitted she never travels without perfume in her hand luggage and applies it regularly despite complaints from passengers.
Victoria said: ‘I always bring perfume in my hand luggage. I wouldn’t be caught dead without it.
‘If I’m going to sit in a cramped, sweaty plane for hours, I don’t want to stink. I drench myself in it. I’m terrified of BO.
‘I’ll usually top-up on perfume every hour however long my flight is. It seems to annoy the people sitting next to me.
‘They normally throw me dirty looks and I’ve even had passengers complain to the flight attendants about me because it’s so strong.
‘I had one woman tell me to stop because she kept sneezing, so I did. But other people are just so rude.
‘They clearly don’t have good taste. I don’t get what’s wrong with wanting to smell good.
‘I have to be so careful going through security that I’m not over the limit.
‘Once, I forgot, and security threw away my favourite Givenchy perfume that Gene bought me. That was over £400 instantly down the drain.’
Victoria and Gene, married for four years, first met seven years ago – and are members of the mile-high club
Victoria admits that she ‘drenches’ herself in perfume on flights
Victoria and Gene, who have been married for four years, first met seven years ago – and are members of the mile-high club.
Victoria said: ‘My husband definitely doesn’t complain about what I wear.
‘I like to feel sexy when I’m around my husband. I want to look and smell good for him.
‘Just because we’ve been together for seven years it doesn’t mean I’m going to stop putting in effort, even on a plane.
‘He never forgets to tell me how amazing I look. It makes the travel experience more fun.
‘He doesn’t care that people throw me dirty looks. He’s always so proud to have me on his arm. He’ll stick up for me too if people are being rude.
Victoria said: ‘I love reading sci-fi and fantasy novels. I think people are surprised to see me reading these types of books on the plane’
Author Victoria recently published her debut children’s sci-fi novel, ‘Emma + Luke + Disappear to Nowhere’
‘We have joined the mile-high club. Just one time. The flight attendant saw us both leaving the bathroom and wasn’t impressed. I was mortified. I’d never do it again.’
Victoria, who recently published her debut children’s sci-fi novel, ‘Emma + Luke + Disappear to Nowhere’ on 15 September, admitted that as well as perfume she always carries a book with her on the plane.
Victoria said: ‘I love reading sci-fi and fantasy novels. I think people are surprised to see me reading these types of books on the plane.
‘Passengers judge what I’m wearing and think I’m an airhead. But really I’m a bit of a nerd.
‘My guilty pleasure is the Harry Potter and Star Wars series. I actually took a lot of inspiration from them when I wrote my book.
‘I’ve read so much on the plane to stop me getting bored and I’m so excited to have now written my own. I know it’s going to capture the imagination of kids.
‘It’s definitely not going to be my last book either. I’ve got the writing bug now.’
