Authorities in the Mexican state of Guerrero, known for its popular ocean resorts, will hire attractive, model-type young women to serve in local tourist police, the state's Public Security Minister Ramon Almonte Borja said.
The "beauties," aged 18-35, will work in close contact with federal police mainly at resorts in Acapulco to provide security for foreign tourists and to help them resolve common tourist problems.
"The requirements for potential candidates are rather demanding," Borja told journalists on Tuesday. "Aside from good looks, they must be at least high-school graduates and speak foreign languages."
Borja said a special uniform is being designed for the "sexy" police, which would be as recognizable as that of the London "bobbies."
The move is part of Mexico's effort to boost foreign tourism, which is the third largest source of foreign currency income in the country after oil export revenues and money transfers from Mexican immigrants.
Tourism industry provides jobs for about 6 million Mexicans and last year brought $12 billion in revenues to the country's budget.
Mexico is planning to be among the top five most visited countries by 2020 with an annual tourist turnover of about 55 million.
Over 27,000 Russians visited Mexico in 2010, which is 134 percent more than in 2009. The number of Russian visitors in the first four months of 2011 exceeded 14,000.
