How a 1970s Toothpick Model Spoke Up, and Became a Facebook Sensation

Indelicate Gina nearing 2 million fans

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Taking abuse from a woman best known as the previously silent face of 1970s toothpick packaging? Who wouldn't enjoy that? Forbes succinctly summarizes the somewhat convoluted story of Gina Indelicada (aka Indelicate Gina), a character lifted from the carton of toothpick brand Rela Gina—familiar to generations of Brazilians—and given her own rogue Facebook page. Fans ask Gina questions, usually of a mildly racy variety, and she replies in sassy, uninhibited fashion. And … that's about it.

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