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Sat 04 Apr 2007Been there, done that, worn the mini-skirt . . .Double Take:In the first of a weekly column, memories of being a 20th-century lovely girl are sparked by the row over politicians using 'glamour models' to hawk their policies.You have to hand it to Green Party councillor Bronwen Maher, and you don't have to be wearing a tight T-shirt made of sustainable cotton at the time. Maher, a member of Dublin City Council, has had enough of pretty young models being employed by our public representatives to promote wholesome urban initiatives. Rather touchingly, these young women were referred to as "glamour models" in the Irish Times report of the matter this week. Most people know that glamour models are girls who pose topless for the tabloids. But to the Green Party, and perhaps to The Irish Times, all models are glamour models. This is sweet, but inaccurate.