Italian Lingerie Model to Run for Office?

Considering they've had porn stars win office in Italy, it wouldn't be a surprise to see a lingerie model win an election. The fact she's only 18, however, might be an impediment.

For some.

Talk about "the body politic."

Noemi Letizia, an 18-year-old lingerie model, and a key figure Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's divorce, has expressed a desire to run for her country's parliament, and an expectation that the prime minister will aid her in that effort.

When La Repubblica, Italy's largest daily newspaper, asked Letizia if she planned to run in upcoming regional elections, she said, "No. I'd prefer to stand for the lower house of parliament," then added, "Papi Silvio will fix it."

The exact relationship between Berlusconi and Letizia is not clear, but the prime minister attended the model's 18th birthday party earlier this year, giving her a gold necklace and a diamond-studded pendant as presents. Before announcing her divorce from Berlusconi, wife Veronica Lario complained that Berlusconi had failed to attend his own children's 18th birthday parties.

In the wake of those complaints - accompanied by charges of "frequenting underage girls" - former health minister Rosy Bindi drew a comparison between Letizia and former Clinton White House intern Monica Lewinsky, while others have suggested that the model is "Papi" Silvio's illegitimate daughter.

Uhh, Monica Lewinsky wasn't exactly a lingerie model, folks.