Paris Hilton insists that Republican Vice-Presidential ticket Sarah Palin should do voters a favour and not keep her former beauty-queen body covered up.

Not one to miss the “so hot” celebrity political bandwagon, La Hilton says in this month’s Harper’s Bazaar  that Palin would be wise “not to keep her body to [herself]”.

Paris opines: “Why wear a pantsuit when you can wear a swimsuit?”

Indeed.

In the Harper’s interview, Paris also suggests her own would-be presidential campaign.

Apparently, she would choose Rihanna as her running mate, and swap a cabinet for a walk-in closet full of advisers including designer Michael Kors, Madonna and astrophysicist Stephen Hawking. Oh-kay.

This might all be a bit of piffle, but recent pictures of Paris in London do show the Simple Life star sporting a rather Palin-esque hairdo’ and ensemble.

Perhaps Paris has found a new style icon in Palin?