This is Kate Ellis, Australia’s Federal Sports Minister.
At age 31, she’s Australia’s youngest Federal Minister ever, and a few weeks ago was voted the country’s sexiest Minister “by her political peers including nearly 70 federal MPs and senators.”
To capitalize on her popularity, Zoo Weekly (an Australian men’s magazine) offered Ms. Ellis $30,000 to strip down for a photo shoot. To the dismay of both Australians and interested men throughout the globe, she passed.
Zoo editor Paul Merrill said he was very disappointed.
“It’s easy to see why so many members stand to attention when they catch a glimpse of Kate,” Merrill said.
“We’re naturally sad that she’s turned down a shoot and deprived her constituents of a much needed morale boost in this global recession.
“But Zoo is starting the campaign today to make her our next prime minister anyway.”
