Brazilian model Nana Gouvea has been criticised for posing for photographs in storm-hit New York

The 30-year-old was spotted practising her pout by passers-by who also stopped to take their own snaps and her opportunist photoshoot was mocked by Gawker, which jokingly advised her: “The turmoil following a devastating natural disaster is a great opportunity to get out there and try poses, angles, and wardrobe choices you normally wouldn’t.

Nana Gouvea leans against a fallen tree in a photo-shoot that has been widely condemned

“This is a time for introspection and re-examining your personal style. Also a great time to stomp all over cars and things.”

The scandal prompted Facebook and Tumblr users to set up spoof accounts. Profiles on each, both called “Nana Gouvêa in Disasters”, also mock her with images of the model superimposed over other tragic scenes. One sees her present at the sinking of the Titanic, another at the Hindenburg disaster and another still as The Lion King character Mufasa dies.

Nana Gouvea, from Brazil, has reportedly graced the pages of Playboy

Ms Gouvea’s husband, Carlos Keyes, took the original pictures. Ms Gouvêa told Spanish magazine, EGO, that the storm has bought them closer together and “we actually spent most of the time in bed”, adding that “today I will open a bottle of wine”.

“It was my first trip to New York,” she said, “we were in his apartment, watching movies, cooking,” she said.

Undeterred by the storm damage, the 30-year-old leans against a car next to a fallen tree

The storm’s death toll continues to rise after hitting America, Haiti and Cuba, among other countries. More than 50 people are known to have died and thousands of homes are underwater and millions remain without power.

Source: The Independent