Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (born December 23, 1967) is a former model who is now married to the French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Find more Carla Bruni-Sarkozy pictures, articles, news, and information here.
PARIS (Reuters) - France's first lady, model-turned-singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has rejected accusations of influencing the President Nicolas Sarkozy's political decisions, saying he was "not a yes-man." After French media published anonymous comments from members of Sarkozy's center-right UMP party criticizing her for supposedly passing on her left-leaning views, she retorted that she had no interest in politics. "How can anyone imagine that my husband is a yes-man who lets himself be... Read Full Story
During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought. But after her father died, the then-28-year-old model dove into therapy "body and soul," and has since spent many years in analysis, she told the makers of a French documentary broadcast Saturday. The documentary "La premiere seance" ("The First Session") features people talking about the reasons that pushed them to go into analysis and their experiences on the psychiatrist's couch... Read Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - If you've always wanted to live like an Italian heiress, supermodel, pop star and wife of a European head of state, there's a castle on the market in Turin that might be worth a look. The historic home in the Italian hills where French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy spent her early childhood is staking a "for sale" sign once again, just months after a Saudi billionaire bought the palatial property for $25 million. Castello di (the castle at) Castagneto Po is in the... Read Full Story
French women are finally sneaking their way into France's "Who's Who", though first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is not in the 2009 edition. Bruni-Sarkozy was asked to fill in a standard entry listing biographical details but never answered, said Antoine Hebrard, publisher of "Who's Who in France". "We wrote to her but got radio silence," Hebrard told AFP. Only 16 percent of the 2009 entries are women, but that is still up from four percent in 1980 and just two percent in the first founding 1953... Read Full Story
Carla Bruni, the supermodel wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has told a new documentary she is in psychoanalysis but insists on sitting facing her analyst instead of lying on his couch. "I had a life that was totally about action, completely outside of psychoanalysis until the age of 28," the 41-year-old told the documentary titled "La Premiere Seance" ("The First Session"). But she began the therapy, which treats mental and emotional disorders by looking at the role of the... Read Full Story
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the supermodel wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, tantalised fans Tuesday with a new website that provides behind-the-scenes glimpses into her glamorous life. The pop star admits on the site, which crashed on its launch Monday after being swamped by visitors, that she sometimes feels locked in a beauty contest with Michelle Obama and other leading ladies. The website features a profile of the 41-year-old that describes her as a woman with a "romantic destiny" who... Read Full Story
Out with the red wine and foie gras: half the French cabinet are fighting the fat to please their clean-living boss President Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel wife, a top nutritionist said Thursday. Sarkozy is said to have lost seven kilos (15 pounds) in the two years since taking office, and the mix of a punishing diet, gruelling work-outs and a high pressure job was blamed for causing him to collapse while jogging this summer. Coached by the sylph-like first lady Carla Bruni, the... Read Full Story
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife Sarah says she was "bemused" by a sketch of her on French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's new website. Critics say the line drawing, along with sketches of figures including Nelson Mandela and US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, is unflattering. Others say it simply doesn't look much like her. "Love Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's new website though bit bemused by illustration of me," Brown said in a Twitter posting about the website of the... Read Full Story
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife Sarah says she was "bemused" by a sketch of her on French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's new website. Critics say the line drawing, along with sketches of figures including Nelson Mandela and US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, is unflattering. Others say it simply doesn't look much like her. "Love Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's new website though bit bemused by illustration of me," Brown said in a Twitter posting about the website of the model-singer... Read Full Story
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy launched a website Monday that promises a glimpse of her life with President Nicolas Sarkozy but its instant success knocked it off the web. The former supermodel's site -- www.carlabrunisarkozy.org -- was unable to cope with the initial demand and disappointed Carla fans were met with a message requesting them to try again in a few hours. The site, whose front page was shown on some French news websites, aims to publicise Bruni's charity work as well as... Read Full Story
