<p>New York-based hairdresser Staci Child gives the middle finger in one shot as she tugs at a bra embossed with an Australian flag, Australian news agency AAP reported Monday.<br />The 31-year-old daughter of Tim Mathieson said her father had seen the Zoo Weekly shots, taken in Sydney, which expose her myriad tattoos.<br /><br />"When I showed him the photos, he loved them," she told the magazine.<br />"I think Julia will think it's a very Australian thing to do. I don't know if she'd pose for Zoo, but if she did, she'd look very beautiful."<br /><br />Gillard, when asked during the recent election campaign if she would pose topless for Zoo, said no. The prime minister appeared in a glamorous cover story and photo shoot for The Australian Women's Weekly, wearing smart business attire, during the campaign.<br />Child, who is reportedly a hairdresser to celebrities including Lady Gaga and Paula Abdul, was raised by her mother in the Victorian town of Shepparton.<br /><br />Child said she had never heard of Gillard when her father began dating her in 2006.<br />"I don't follow politics much but I knew he had a girlfriend, so I was happy," she said.<br />The latest issue of Zoo Weekly goes on sale Monday.</p>
<p>New York-based hairdresser Staci Child gives the middle finger in one shot as she tugs at a bra embossed with an Australian flag, Australian news agency AAP reported Monday.<br />The 31-year-old daughter of Tim Mathieson said her father had seen the Zoo Weekly shots, taken in Sydney, which expose her myriad tattoos.<br /><br />"When I showed him the photos, he loved them," she told the magazine.<br />"I think Julia will think it's a very Australian thing to do. I don't know if she'd pose for Zoo, but if she did, she'd look very beautiful."<br /><br />Gillard, when asked during the recent election campaign if she would pose topless for Zoo, said no. The prime minister appeared in a glamorous cover story and photo shoot for The Australian Women's Weekly, wearing smart business attire, during the campaign.<br />Child, who is reportedly a hairdresser to celebrities including Lady Gaga and Paula Abdul, was raised by her mother in the Victorian town of Shepparton.<br /><br />Child said she had never heard of Gillard when her father began dating her in 2006.<br />"I don't follow politics much but I knew he had a girlfriend, so I was happy," she said.<br />The latest issue of Zoo Weekly goes on sale Monday.</p>