National leader Judith Collins has shared a photoshopped Vogue cover with her image on it after expressing her eagerness to "absolutely" feature on the magazine.
During Wednesday night's Leaders Debate between her and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern, Collins was asked by Newshub's Patrick Gower what she thought the Prime Minister's "brand" was.
Collins has previously labelled Ardern a "celebrity Prime Minister", which she said on Wednesday was a compliment since the Labour leader can get people's attention on the international stage.
"What it means, Ms Ardern, is that overseas, people know who you are and I think that's lovely. I think it's good for New Zealand."
That led Gower to ask Collins whether she wanted to be on the cover of Vogue, since Ardern previously has.
"Absolutely would I like to be there [on the cover of Vogue], there's no problem with that," Collins said.
"I tell you what, Paddy, any political leader who says they wouldn't is a liar."
Ardern appeared in an issue of Vogue in 2018, where she was described as "young, forward-looking, and unabashedly liberal". She later appeared on the cover in 2019 alongside 14 other female "trailblazers" in an issue guest-edited by Meghan Markle.
While Collins is yet to officially appear in the magazine, she said in a Facebook post following the debate that a member of her staff made a mock-up of a fake Vogue cover for her.
"A staff member made this for me as a joke tonight after the TV3 debate," she wrote.
The 'cover' uses a photo of her from a previous photoshoot and also has the signature Vogue heading.
Collins said in her Facebook post the cover is "rather a good idea".
