`NELLIE OLESON' NOW GAY ICON

`NELLIE OLESON' NOW GAY ICON

Los Angeles (Wireless Flash) -- The woman who played Nellie Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie" says she doesn't mind being known as a bitch -- in fact she's turned into a gay icon because of it. Alison Arngrim, who played the no-good Nellie, now uses her evil TV personality for good by helping AIDS charities. She says she's particularly popular among young gay men who love her "Prairie Bitch" persona because of its diva-like overtones. The 38 year old's latest AIDS fund-raiser is the Greater Autos Of Yesteryear's Concours 2000, which takes place October 8 in Los Angeles.