Bruni to launch fashion scholarships to help France's youthSeptember 6th, 2009 LONDON - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is set to launch scholarships for youths from difficult backgrounds in France to help them achieve their dreams of making it to the fashion industry. The wife of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy plans to use the scholarship programme in the Parisian suburbs that were charred during one of the country's worst riots almost four years ago.
'Fit' Sarkozy immediately starts enjoying holiday with BruniAugust 3rd, 2009 LONDON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy seems to have put the health scare behind, for he enjoyed a refreshing dip with wife Carla Bruni in the Mediterranean. The 54-year-old politician had sparked health fears a week ago, when he collapsed while he was out jogging.
Bruni, Sarkozy to become grandparentsJuly 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, former model Carla Bruni, are about to become grandparents. Sarkozy's politician's son Jean and wife Jessica Sebaoun are expecting their first child.
Sarkozy asked to prune his exorbitant florist billJuly 26th, 2009 LONDON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been asked to cut down the 'floral' expenses after an audit revealed that more than 600 pounds were being spent daily on bouquets for his official residence, the Champs Elysse'. State auditor, Philippe Siguin has recommended the pruning of floral bills as well as food costs after Sarkozy ordered the opening of Elysee Palace accounts as part of his 'transparency' programme, The Sunday Times reports.
Brigitte Bardot asks Bruni-Sarkozy to support bullfighting banJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - French film legend and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has urged first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to support a ban on bullfighting. The 1960s blonde bombshell has asked the former supermodel, in a letter, to sway President Nicolas Sarkozy on the issue, reports Sky News.
Bruni makes a statement again with her monochromatic outfitsJuly 14th, 2009 PARIS - French First Lady Carla Bruni, it seems, has made a habit of appearing at state and official functions, both in France and abroad, in monochromatic outfits. At Tuesday's French National Day celebrations where Indian Prime Minister Dr.
Carla Bruni pledges £43,000 donation for L'Aquila quake hospitalJuly 11th, 2009 LONDON - French First lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy gave glimpse of her philanthropist side as she pledged a personal donation of a whopping 43,000 pounds to a hospital treating survivors of earthquake- ravaged town of L'Aquila. The former model-singer visited the earthquake-hit region a day after the wives of other leaders participating in the Group of Eight summit (G8) did, reports The Daily Express.
Italian press unhappy with snobbish BruniJuly 10th, 2009 L'AQUILA - The Italian press has gone to town about the snobbish ways of Carla Bruni, the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Bruni stayed away from the first wives' audience with Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday.
Nicolas Sarkozy names £50M jet 'Carla' after wifeJuly 10th, 2009 LONDON - Love-struck French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named his new 50 million pounds jet "Carla", in honour of his third wife Carla Bruni. Last year, Sarkozy had ordered 240 million pounds worth of planes, including an Airbus designed to be bigger than any flown by other European leaders, and two corporate run-arounds for shorter trips.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a is a prostitute and flaunts her body: Iranian ClericJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - In a bid to hit back at French President Nicolas Sarkozy's attempts to ban the burka, a crazed Islamic cleric named Anjem Choudary has branded his wife Carla Bruni a prostitute. It may be recalled that while addressing Parliament recently, Sarkozy had said wearing the burka was not welcome in France, sparking strong reactions from Muslim communities around the world.
Carla Bruni strokes Nicolas Sarkozy's bum in publicMay 20th, 2009 LONDON - French First Lady Carla Bruni left hubby Nicolas Sarkozy red faced when she groped his backside during a press conference. The former model and singer was being filmed in the Elysee Palace for a magazine when the President walked in, reports the Mirror.
Carla Bruni shops in disguise on the streets of Paris!May 17th, 2009 LONDON - French First Lady Carla Bruni has revealed that she puts on glasses and changes her voice in a bid to avoid being recognised on the streets of Paris. The former model-singer said her being the third wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy at times lands her in controversy and makes "normal" behaviour unworkable.
Sarkozy, Bruni may move into Jagger's building in ParisMay 14th, 2009 LONDON - Mick Jagger may soon have a new neighbour in his luxurious Paris pad: ex-lover Carla Bruni along with Nicolas Sarkozy. It has been reported that the French President and wife are poised to buy a 3.5million pound "love nest" in Paris.
Bruni, Sarkozy saved me from alcoholism, claims ex- chauffeurMay 8th, 2009 LONDON - French First Lady Carla Bruni and President Nicolas Sarkozy have emerged as the heroes in a new book that details the glamorous world inside the Elysée Palace. Un Petit Tour en Enfer (A Little Trip in Hell) is the autobiography of Franck Demules, 43, who has worked as Bruni's confidant, driver and fixer for ten years.
I'm no longer a man-eater: Carla Bruni-SarkozyDecember 23rd, 2008 LONDON - France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, a pop singer and former model, says she is 'no longer a man-eater.'
Speaking to Marie-Claire magazine on her 41st birthday during a trip to Brazil, Bruni-Sarkozy, whose boyfriends have included Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and American hotelier Donald Trump, said she loves her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy. 'I can no longer seduce because I love my husband,' she told the Brazilian edition of Marie-Claire.