DOLLY PARTON - PARTON: 'L LOOK LIKE A WHORE'

Country legend DOLLY PARTON refuses to conform to contemporary fashion trends - because she's happiest when dressed like "a whore". The 9 To 5 star - who has admitted having extensive cosmetic surgery - believes her trashy image is the secret to her successful career. The 62-year-old says, "People know I have no taste, no style, no class. If I have any class it's all low. A cartoon character is how I see myself and it's worked for me for 40 years. "Even after I got enough money where I could afford to dress properly, what kind of fun would that be? Hell, they know I look like a whore. No matter how much I spend or how I dress, I'm still gonna look cheap." Parton, who visited the U.K. last year (07) to promote childhood literacy, dismisses her position in a recent poll of the top 100 Greatest Living Geniuses. She says, "I rather be a cartoon than a genius!"