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Better Halves: 9 First Ladies of Style

TresSugar — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:15:36 -0700

Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni both landed on Vanity Fair's latest best-dressed list, solidifying them as style icons. But they aren't the only first ladies with an eye toward fashion; check out Sweden's Filippa Reinfeldt (right) photographed with Michelle Obama. Being married to a head of state means spending time in the spotlight and conducting yourself with grace. So take a style lesson from these nine wives of world leaders who define "better half."

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Say What? Carla Bruni's Straight Dope on the Pope

TresSugar — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:00:00 -0700

"I was born Catholic, I was baptised, but in my life I feel profoundly secular. I find that the controversy coming from the pope's (anti-condom) message - albeit distorted by the media - is very damaging. In Africa it's often church people who look after sick people. It's astonishing to see the difference between the theory and the reality."

French first lady Carla Bruni rebuked Pope Benedict XVI for saying last March that condoms worsen Africa's AIDS problem. Bruni said that the church should evolve on the issue of contraception and protection. Historians say it's unprecedented for a first lady to criticize the pope in traditionally Catholic France.

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Carla Bruni Offers Another Cautionary Tale Against Racy Pics

TresSugar — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:30:00 -0700

While Carla's away, French thieves are at play.

Hundreds of intimate photos and some videos of the French first lady were stolen from the apartment of her ex-lover's brother this week. The racy images were recorded during her relationship with philosopher Raphael Enthoven, who is also the father of her son. Before she was with Raphael, she was involved with his father. But I digress.

Since her more wild days, Carla has been trying to tone down her image. Instead of taking X-rated photos, Mrs. Sarkozy is now photographed fully clothed (in designer digs) on official state visits. But this isn't the first time the public has been reminded of her risqué past. Last year a photographer released nude photos of the first lady.

Have you ever taken naughty pictures or video and had it come back to haunt you?

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Enchanté? Carla Bruni Meets Her Match in Spain

TresSugar — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:00:00 -0700

It's no secret we're obsessed with all things French at TrèsSugar, and France's first lady, Carla Bruni, is no exception. But while she may be our favorite, the Daily Mail claims she was bested yesterday by Princess Letizia of Spain in style and beauty.

Carla accompanied President Nicolas Sarkozy to Spain to placate rumors that Spanish tempers ran high after a gaffe-y Sarkozy said Spanish Premier Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was "not very smart." What better way to reach peace than to bring two beautiful faces from each country together?

I will insert an obligatory line about how both women are beautiful in their own right because, well, they are, but that takes me away from a problem I want to discuss. Beautiful women - Michelle Obama, Carla Bruni, and now Princess Letizia - are used to distract us from the political issues at hand. You know, like how President Sarkozy said something mean about the Spanish premier. Mon dieu!

Anyway, since the Daily Mail started it, I am going to finish. With a superior integration of the beauty-pageant-like sash and fortunate absence of a tiara, Carla reigns.

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Carla Bruni - The 21st Century's Marie Antoinette?

CitizenSugar — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:21:37 -0700

Outrage over bailed out executives taking home large bonuses and financing expensive trips all on the taxpayer's dime seems more than reasonable. And I can only imagine how angry those who lost their life savings to Bernard Madoff must be at the fact that the alleged swindler is still living in luxury on Park Avenue. But another set of rich people, who have arguably done nothing wrong, are gaining the public's wrath. The latest target - wealthy politicians.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni have come under fire in France for taking a luxurious vacation in Mexico.

After news leaked that the first couple was staying in a luxurious one-bedroom villa, the French became outraged. Overall the two-day stay, including security and staff, cost $100,000. No one's quite sure who footed the bill, but the president's staff says it wasn't the government. Still, many are offended by the extravagance in the face of rising unemployment and hardship.

We all remember how John McCain's failure to remember how many homes he owned bankrupted his campaign. In a democracy, should well-off leaders live within their own means, or within the means of the struggling public?

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Fancy First Lady Steals Sarkozy's Mideast Peace Talk Thunder?

LibertySugar — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:00:15 -0700

Though his visit ended amid panic, France's Nicolas Sarkozy's first presidential visit to Israel this week made quite an impression. Sarkozy called on the country to stop settlement in the occupied West Bank, saying Mideast peace depends on Israel dropping its refusal to surrender sovereignty over parts of Jerusalem claimed by the Palestinians. As compensation, he assured Israel that it could count on France's support in halting Iran's nuclear program.

Sarkozy praised Israel's democracy and quoted the biblical passage in which God promises the Holy Land to the children of Israel, drawing a mixed review of applause and scowls (from the handful of Arab members). Speaking to parliament he said:

"There cannot be peace without an immediate and complete halt to settlement," he said. "There cannot be peace without recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of two states and the guarantee of free access to the holy places for all religions."

Sarkozy's address follows fluffy weekend coverage of his arrival by the country's newspapers that seemed more preoccupied with his Italian singer First Lady Carla Bruni than his agenda. According to the AP, the front pages of Monday's newspapers were filled with pictures of a smiling Carla "overshadowing her husband." For a preview of their coverage, read more.

The Haaretz daily, which is Israel's oldest daily newspaper, featured a front page close-up of Carla, taken as the couple arrived at Israel's international airport Sunday, with Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in the background.

Israel's largest daily, Yediot Ahronot, used the front page headline "Queen Carla" to tease a spread with a collage of her photos and a celebrity style-esque breakdown of her wardrobe - including the $2,500 Prada dress she wore upon arrival, a $1,200 purse and a $650 pair of sandals.

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How President Nicolas Sarkozy Seduced Carla Bruni!

LibertySugar — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:30:06 -0700

In the new book Carla and Nicolas, the True Story readers get an inside look at the seven-month relationship between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Italian singer first-lady wife Carla Bruni.

Carlita and Sarko met at dinner party, which they attended as each other's blind date. Carla's former lover Luc Ferry was there, too. Carla apparently got tipsy, asked the French president for a lift home, and the rest is history! If you wish you had been a fly on the wall, you may be in luck. Apparently Ferry video taped the Sarkozy-Bruni meeting with his phone.

Carla explains that she was "seduced by his physique and his intelligence" and by his "five or six brains which are remarkably irrigated." This has all helped Carla ignore fears that her left-leaning art community companions would reject her for loving the conservative French president.

Meanwhile London's Madame Tussauds unveiled her wax figures of the French ~~playboy~~ president. Check out some of the figure, which is much less controversial than the Hitler planned for Berlin. Is Sarko hot enough to make you want to change your political inclinations? Would Americans be outraged by all this sex and seduction surrounding a politician? Are you dying to know how George seduced Laura?

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Quiz Nation! Behind Every Great Man. . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:00:44 -0700

First ladies are everywhere! France's first lady, Carla Bruni, channeled a certain American first lady yesterday when she arrived in Great Britain. Hillary Clinton's travels with Sinbad as first lady (especially her recollection of them) are all over the news.

Since we paid tribute to America's presidents in our Presidential Faceoff, let's have a look at their better halves. Take the quiz and see what you know!

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Oh Snap! Smile Diplomacy

TresSugar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:00:26 -0700

First Lady Michelle Obama posed with Indonesia's Kristiani Herawati, France's First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy, and other spouses of G20 leaders earlier today. Michelle hosted the spouses at the Creative and Performing Arts School in Pittsburgh, PA.

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Do, Dump, or Marry? Nicolas Sarkozy

TresSugar — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is quite the ladies' man. He's been married to two different women since becoming president in 2007 and got caught checking out a young woman at the last G8 conference in Italy. (Was he or wasn't he?!).

When he's not in Paris with his supermodel wife Carla Bruni, Nicolas can be found jogging around NYC's Central Park. The pair was stateside this weekend so Carla Bruni could sing happy birthday to Nelson Mandela at his 91st birthday party.

Would you like to trade places with Carla and bring the powerful Nicolas back to your house, or are you saying: "non, merci."