From Russia, with Love

One day you're a 28-year-old red-haired beauty from Russia trying to make it as a 'businesswoman' in New York City. The next, your name and sexy Facebook profile photo are splashed all over the world, your every status update - "Pain is only weakness leaving the body, " for instance - the subject of international fascination. You are a femme fatale. And all you did was allegedly participate in a Russian spy ring.
Every good Cold War-style spy scandal needs a Natasha, and Anna Chapman, who appeared in court on Monday in designer jeans and a white T-shirt, has emerged as the tale's sexy antagonist. With all manner of minor players having capitalised on the fame that comes with a fall, is it much of a stretch to think that Chapman may be looking at a lucrative future? "Story has 'blockbuster' written all over it, " said New York publicist Peggy Siegal.