Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has appeared onthe front cover of Elle magazine in Ukraine posing in a designerdress.

　　Mrs Tymoshenko played a key role in the "OrangeRevolution"， her plait hairdo making her a distinctive figure.

　　Interviewed by Elle Ukraine， she said she was making fulluse of her looks in the male-dominated world of politics.

　　She is said by local media to have even charmed RussianPresident Vladimir Putin， who visited Kiev in March.

　　"Do you really think I can charm people? That’sinteresting， I never would have thought，" Mrs Tymoshenko toldElle.

　　In an earlier interview， given in 2001， she was askedwhether she would prefer to make the front cover of Playboy， Timeor the Ukrainian women’s magazine Natalie.

　　Mrs Tymoshenko said Playboy would be "the best choice forany real woman".

　　She added， however， that she might plump for Timeinstead.

　　Mrs Tymoshenko told Elle that her looks were all natural asshe had no time for beauty treatments.

　　"I am going to disappoint your readers but I am not doinganything special for my appearance. After working 16 hours a day，all I have time for is sleep，" the Ukrainian politician said.