Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Supermodel Naomi Campbell.
GQ magazine.
On the surface the above items seem like an unusual mix, but the latest edition of the men’s mag will contain an insightful interview of Chavez conducted by the British model. Campbell- who is a “contributing editor” to GQ- emphasized that she “simply went to interview Hugo Chavez the man” and not for personal political reasons.
Though politics was the main topic of conversation, Campbell was able to get Chavez to reveal his views on other things:
Elsewhere, Chavez found time to defend Venezuela's human rights record and vaunt his country's oil reserves, but also gave his views on less weighty matters like fashion, pop music and the British royal family.
Cuba's Fidel Castro was the world's most stylish leader, he said ("His uniform is impeccable. His boots are polished. His beard is elegant"), he was aware of the newly-reformed Spice Girls and admired Britain's Prince Charles.
He also refused to rule out following Russian President Vladimir Putin's example and posing for topless photographs. "Why not? Touch my muscles," he reportedly told the supermodel.
Sources- AFP, Bloomberg, Independent Online
Image- Guardian UK
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