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Ukrainian female leader appears in Elle
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a leader of last year's pro-Western "Orange Revolution," made the cover of the Ukrainian edition of Elle magazine, a rare event for a political personality here.
The deputy editor-in-chief in Ukraine, Myroslava Makarevich, characterized the 44-year-old prime minister's appearance on the cover as "a revolution in the world of magazines," according to the online journal Ukrainska Pravda.
She said it was rare for women politicians to be on the magazine's cover, citing France's one-time prime minister Edith Cresson and the late US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis as other examples.
Tymoshenko was a pivotal figure in the movement that led to a presidential election victory for Viktor Yushchenko in December. She was once accused of corruption by Russia, where a judged issued an arrest warrant for the woman considered by the Kremlin as a radical anti-Russian.
The magazine's cover photo shows Tymoshenko, her blonde hair fashioned in her trademark braid wound around her head. She is wearing a violet Louis Vuitton dress with a Chanel brooch.
Inside the magazine, three other photos show the head of the Ukrainian government in clothes signed by Yves Saint Laurent and Valentino Red, the Italian designer's ready-to-wear line, and adorned by jewels.
The pictures were taken in Ukraine's government building after two months of negotiations, Makarevich said.
In an interview accompanying the photos, the premier is quoted as saying that she was "happy not to have lost my romanticism."
"What may appear radical in my actions is just the fact that I know how to hold on to my positions," she told the magazine.
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