Carla Bruni

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Bruni: Michelle Could Give Me Pointers

France's first lady brings rare mix to Elysée Palace

(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...

Be My Marilyn Monroe: Sarkozy on First Date

French prez proposed first time he met Carla: friend

(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....

Sarkozy Trainer Focuses on 'Sex Muscles'

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

(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...

Top New Phrases of 2008
 Top New Phrases of 2008 
OPINION
Dec 26, 2008 10:55 AM CST

Top New Phrases of 2008

Schott compiles list of 2008's most memorable neologisms

(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 to
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I'm No Longer a Man-Eater: Bruni

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

(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...

Company Fined for Nude Bruni Handbags

Bag maker must pay $58K

(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...

Bruni Files Suit Over Nude Pic on Bag

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

(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...

What About Michelle's Career?
What About Michelle's Career?
Nov 24, 2008 6:33 AM CST

What About Michelle's Career?

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

(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...

Berlusconi Repeats Obama 'Suntan' Joke

Italian prime minister plunges into controversy again

(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...

Bruni Meets Up With Metallica
 Bruni Meets Up With Metallica 
Sep 17, 2008 8:45 AM CDT

Bruni Meets Up With Metallica

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

(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...

Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List
 Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List 
Jul 31, 2008 8:20 PM CDT

Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List

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

(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 and
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In City of Light, Bruni a Bright Bulb Indeed

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

(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...

Europe Swoons Over Obama
Europe Swoons Over Obama
OPINION
Jul 27, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

Europe Swoons Over Obama

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

(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...

Carla Shares New Album on Website

French first lady puts her new music online for free

(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 among...

Fashion, Politics Unlikely Mix
 Fashion, Politics Unlikely Mix 
GLOSSIES
Jul 8, 2008 2:57 PM CDT

Fashion, Politics Unlikely Mix

Carla Bruni's outfits something of an obsession, though there's a flip side

(Newser) - Move over, Hollywood—these days, fashion designers are dying to get their wares on a new kind of celebrity: politicians. The last time Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy visited London, Dior issued no fewer than five press releases on their outfits, and Louis Vuitton has even hired Mikhail Gorbachev as...

Cop's Suicide Interrupts Sarkozy's Israel Send-Off

Airport incident spurs assassination fears

(Newser) - An elite Israeli border policeman shot himself in the head today in the middle of a departure ceremony for Nicolas Sarkozy. Security officers, worried about a possible assassination attempt, rushed Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni onto their plane, while others spirited away Ehud Olmert and Shimon Peres, who were there...

'I'm Left of Nic,' Carla Confesses

Still, 'I'd vote for him,' she gushes

(Newser) - They may look like an always-happy couple, but France's First Lady Carla Bruni has confessed she doesn't agree with husband Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing politics. She's not alone. Just a year after his election, polls have shown Sarkozy is the most unpopular president in six decades, reports the Daily Telegraph. "...

Bush Gushes About Carla
 Bush Gushes About Carla 
Jun 15, 2008 7:25 AM CDT

Bush Gushes About Carla

Prez: French first lady 'really smart'

(Newser) - President Bush today complimented Nicolas Sarkozy on his wife, calling her “a really smart, capable woman,” the BBC reports. “I can see why you married her,” he added. In Paris as part of his European tour, Bush called the French president by his first name and...

Bruni Sings of Drugs, '30 Lovers'
 Bruni Sings
 of Drugs, '30 Lovers' 
New release
Jun 11, 2008 1:54 PM CDT

Bruni Sings of Drugs, '30 Lovers'

"I am a child despite my 40 years and 30 lovers," she sings

(Newser) - French first lady Carla Bruni would like you to know she's "a child despite my 40 years and 30 lovers"—at least according to one of the more standout lines on her third album, due for release in July. As If Nothing had Happened is her first collection...

Carla Seduced by Sarko's '6 Brains'

France's first lady tells how prez swept her off her feet

(Newser) - France's first lady spills the beans in a new book about her whirlwind romance with Nicolas Sarkozy when she fell for his brains and his bod, the Times of London reports. Carla Bruni discusses her recording career, her past lovers—including Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton—and how love blossomed...

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