She's not ashamed to show off her body - in fact, she knows that by doing so she will only continue to generate more buzz for herself.
While she is holding her dress up in a slightly suggestive stance, she is also leveling the audience with her eyes, clearly stating that she is not to be messed with.
She's likely most famous for her role as the brown and foxy Foxy Brown 1974 , but she also starred in Sheba, Baby 1975 , and Friday Foster 1975.