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Carla Bruni stories: 73 news summaries

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(Newser) - Michelle Obama presented her new amie Carla Bruni with a hard-rockin', all-American gift today: a Gibson guitar, People reports. The two first ladies, who first met yesterday, kissed hello and held hands briefly during a tour of a cathedral and museum in Strasbourg. Obama also agreed to help... More »

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Michelle Obama • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • guitar • gift • Carla Bruni • Strasbourg • NATO summit • President Obama

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 In Fashion, Michelle 
 Wins Round 1 Over Carla 

The winner? Michelle

Apr 3, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - As fashionistas everywhere watched anxiously, two of the world’s most glamorous first ladies met today in France. High-fashion lover Carla Bruni-Sarkozy would never be seen in the available-to-the-masses brands Michelle Obama sometimes wears (think J Crew). Yet Michelle won the first round of today’s face-off in a cheerful,... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • France • Carla Bruni

 No 'First Wives Club' For Bruni 

Carla snubs G20

Apr 2, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - There was a noticeable no-show at the “first wives club” meeting in London—and at the G20 in general. France's Carla Bruni, perhaps the world’s most glamorous first lady, has skipped the summit altogether, the Daily Mail reports—a move largely seen as a snub of British PM... More »

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Michelle Obama • Nicolas Sarkozy • Carla Bruni • first lady • G20 • Sarah Brown

 Barack Who? Europe 
 Really Hearts Michelle 

She's being compared to much-adored Jackie O as her Europe visit nears

Mar 30, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Europe's a huge fan of Obama—Michelle Obama, that is. Though hubby has thousands of fervent supporters, it's the first lady whose every move and outfit is lovingly scrutinized by adoring fans, Politico reports. The press is also swooning. "Why doesn't the UK have a Michelle Obama?" asked one... More »

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Michelle Obama • Europe • Carla Bruni • first lady • Sarah Brown • Obama family

 In Bruni, French 
 See Marie Antoinette 

First lady gets flak as she and Sarko hit the beach

Mar 11, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Like most of Europe, France is slogging through a recession and facing climbing unemployment. But president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, are in Mexico, staying at a $5,500-a-night beachfront villa. The honeymoon's over, reports the New York Daily News, and Bruni is suffering comparisons to another foreigner... More »

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Mexico • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • recession • Carla Bruni

Bruni Hopes to Expand French First Family

Carla will look into adoption if she and Sarko can't conceive

Mar 5, 09 5:43 AM CST
(Newser) - France's first lady wants to bring a Bruni-Sarkozy into the world and she's willing to adopt if necessary, the Daily Telegraph reports. "I would love to have another child, but I'm not going to fight against nature," said the 41-year-old former supermodel, who has a son from a... More »

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adoption • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • mothers • Carla Bruni

GLOSSIES

 Bruni: 
 Michelle 
 Could Give 
 Me Pointers 

France's first lady brings rare mix to Elysée Palace

Feb 18, 09 8:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama just moved into the White House, but America’s first lady could teach a few things to her more veteran French counterpart, confesses Carla Bruni in Vogue. “I fell into my husband’s life from another world,” explains the model-turned-singer, who's been the French first lady... More »

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Michelle Obama • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Elysee • Carla Bruni • first lady

 Be My Marilyn Monroe: 
 Sarkozy on First Date 

French prez proposed first time he met Carla: friend

Feb 12, 09 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Undeterred by his recent divorce, French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed the night he met Carla Bruni and promised that she would be his Marilyn Monroe, according to a new tell-all book. Author Jacques Seguela is the same pal who introduced the couple at Sarko's request, the Times of London reports.... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • marriage • love • romance • Carla Bruni

 Sarkozy Trainer 
 Focuses on 
 'Sex Muscles' 

He's 'always ready and motivated,' says 26-year-old coach

Jan 20, 09 3:32 AM CST
(Newser) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy has shaved nine pounds off his already-trimish frame and strengthened his "sex muscles," his personal trainer boasts to the Times of London. Sarkozy sweats each day for his 26-year-old female trainer, who focuses on beefing up the perineal muscles at the bottom of the... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • sex • exercise • Carla Bruni • personal trainer • pelvis

OPINION

 Top New Phrases of 2008 

Schott compiles list of 2008's most memorable neologisms

Dec 26, 08 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - 2008 will be remembered not only for a historic election and financial gyrations, but for the words and phrases that came into use this year. Ben Schott, author of Schott's Almanac, lists some of 2008's most interesting neologisms in the London Times.
  • Terrorist fist jab: A blunt Fox News-ism
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Barack Obama • vocabulary • Carla Bruni • 2008 • zero percent • Best of 2008

 I'm No Longer 
 a Man-Eater: Bruni 

France's first lady says she won't cheat on the president

Dec 24, 08 10:48 AM CST
(Newser) - She’s dated everyone from Mick Jagger to Donald Trump, but ex-supermodel Carla Bruni wants the world to know that the first lady of France is not a tramp—she’s Mrs Sarkozy now. “I can no longer seduce because I love my husband,” Bruni told a Brazilian... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Carla Bruni • first lady • celebrity marriage

 Company Fined for 
 Nude Bruni Handbags 


Bag maker must pay $58K

Dec 18, 08 9:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A company has been fined more than $58,000 for using the naked image of France's first lady without her permission, the BBC reports. A court on Reunion, a French island in the Indian Ocean, says canvas bags made by Pardon! violated Carla Bruni's rights to her own image. The... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • nudity • lawsuit • Carla Bruni • Reunion

 Bruni Files Suit 
 Over Nude Pic 
 on Bag 

France's first lady sues clothing company for using nude image on shopping bags

Dec 13, 08 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Carla Bruni is suing a clothing company for putting her nude image on its shopping bags, the Independent reports. France’s first lady, who demands that Pardon! stop selling the bag, is seeking $167,000 in damages that she would give to charity. Accompanying the 1993 image is a word... More »

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France • lawsuit • clothing • Carla Bruni

What About Michelle's Career?

Women debate high-powered exec's switch to 'mom-in-chief'

Nov 24, 08 6:33 AM CST
(Newser) - What will Michelle Obama’s stint as first lady mean for her own high-powered career? Political wives, policy experts, and pundits are all weighing in, reports the New York Times. Cherie Blair tells Michelle to get used to the back seat, while more optimistic observers insist that Obama’s tour... More »

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Michelle Obama • women's rights • working mothers • Carla Bruni • first lady • career

 Berlusconi Repeats
Obama 'Suntan' Joke

Italian prime minister plunges into controversy again

Nov 24, 08 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, who raised eyebrows worldwide when he recently referred to  President-elect Obama as "handsome, young and suntanned," has repeated what he apparently thinks is a good joke—this time extending it to include model Naomi Campbell. "We would all like to be tanned like... More »

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gaffe • Silvio Berlusconi • Carla Bruni • Naomi Campbell • President Obama • racist remark • suntan

 Bruni Meets Up With Metallica 

French first lady joins heavy metal kings and talks of 'kind' Sarko

Sep 17, 08 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - France's first lady shared a bill with Metallica on a British music show last night, the BBC reports. Former model Carla Bruni tapped her foot and clapped as the headbangers played—then joined host Jools Holland for a bluesy ballad. Bruni discussed the challenges of living both as a pop... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • singer • Metallica • Carla Bruni

 Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List 

She and Michelle Obama lead the way, but list is heavy on royalty

Jul 31, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List holds few surprises. True, it includes David Beckham while omitting his wife, Victoria, but overall the roster is rich with royals and light on poor people. The top 10:
  1. Heiress and exec Ivanka Trump
  2. Would-be American first lady Michelle Obama
  3. French first lady
... More »

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fashion • Kate Middleton • Michelle Obama • Vanity Fair • list • Michael Bloomberg • Ivanka Trump • style • Sarah Jessica Parker • Carla Bruni • Tilda Swinton • Diana Taylor • Julia Koch • Princess Mathilde • Evelyn Lauder

GLOSSIES

 In City of Light, 
 Bruni a Bright Bulb Indeed 

From model to wife of French president Sarkozy, VF profiles multi-faceted Carla

Jul 28, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who could have imagined that Italian supermodel-singer Carla Bruni would find love with a right-wing French president? Maureen Orth takes a look at France’s First Lady in Vanity Fair: her education in art and architecture, admiration of women's-libbers Simone de Beauvoir and Françoise Sagan, and her husband's reaction... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Vanity Fair • celebrity • Cecilia Sarkozy • Carla Bruni • first lady

OPINION

Europe Swoons Over Obama

'You must want a cigarette after that,' Dowd tells candidate after fawning reception

Jul 27, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - While all of Europe—even the right-wing Nicolas Sarkozy—goes ga-ga over Barack Obama, the would-be president is keeping it real, writes an uncharacteristically un-scathing Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. “If you start believing your own hype, which I rarely do, things’ll turn on your pretty... More »

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Barack Obama • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Obama 2008 • Carla Bruni • Barack Obama supporters

 Carla Shares
 New Album on Website 

French first lady puts her new music online for free

Jul 10, 08 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Coldplay and Radiohead can do it, then so can the first lady of France, reports the Wall Street Journal. Carla Bruni is inviting her fans to listen to up to 2 hours of her new album for free on her website. The album, which has sparked extreme interest... More »

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music downloads • drugs • love • album release • online music • Carla Bruni

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