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Carla Bruni

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Real Name
Carla Bruni Tedeschi
Nationality
Italian
Birthday
December 23, 1967
Born In
Turin, Italy
Lives Now
Paris
Agencies
Marilyn Agency
Known For
love life
Status
Bad girl, established, retired (mostly)
Dated
Vincent Perez, Donald Trump, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Raphael Enthoven, former French prime minister Laurent Fabius
Feuds
Jerry Hall (over Mick Jagger)
Friends
Amber Valletta, Yasmeen Ghauri, Karen Mulder, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista
Married
French president Nicolas Sarkozy (since 2/2/08)
Children
Aurélien (born 2001)
Interests
Art, writing music, architecture
Model Turned...
singer, actress

Off the Runway Photos

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Carla Bruni's Career Highlights

23 DEC, 1967
Born in Turin, Italy
1972
Moves to Paris with her family
1986
Drops out of the University of Paris to pursue modeling full-time
1988
Paul Marciano of GUESS? chooses Bruni to be the new face
JUL 1988
Lands first major cover, for Spanish Vogue
1989
Begins to date Eric Clapton
OCT 1990
Walks the spring Chloé and Valentino shows in Paris
1992
Becomes the face of Prada
1993
Face of Christian Dior and MaxMara
MAR 1993
Steven Meisel photographs Bruni for the cover of Italian Vogue, and the Dolce & Gabbana fall ad campaign
AUG 1993
Lands on cover of British Vogue
1994
Becomes the face of Givenchy Ysatis Parfum
1994
Face of Cesare Paciotti and Chanel cosmetics
1994
Renews contract with Dolce & Gabbana
1994
Lands on the cover of French Elle twice (July, October)
JUL 1994
Steven Meisel photographs Bruni for her second cover of Italian Vogue, and the Versace ad campaign
25 DEC, 1994
Appears in the Robert Altman film Prêt-à-Porter as herself
1995
Becomes the face Alessandro Dell’Acqua
11 AUG, 1995
Appears in the Isaac Mizrahi documentary Unzipped as herself
JAN 1996
Walks the spring Chanel, Christian Dior, Valentino, and Yves Saint Laurent couture shows in Paris
1997
Retires from modeling
1998
BusinessAge magazine claims Bruni raked in over $7.5 million in her last year as a working model
2001
Dates Raphael Enthoven, a French philosophy professor, later giving birth to their son, Aurélien
28 DEC, 2003
Releases her platinum-selling debut album, Quelqu'un M'a Dit
2004
Inspires French writer Justin Lévy for his book Rien de grace about a gorgeous woman that disposes men like tissues
MAR 2004
Returns to the runway, walking the fall Chanel show in Paris
SEP 2004
Jane Birkin interviews Bruni for Interview magazine and speaks about her success outside of modeling
10 FEB, 2006
Becomes the flag bearer for Italy during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Video»
2006
Rumors arise of her relationship with French president Nicolas Sarkozy
15 JAN, 2007
Releases her second album, No Promises, which becomes the number-one selling album in France Video»
FEB 2007
Lands on cover of Italian Vanity Fair
AUG 2007
Appears nude for a French Vogue editorial, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vindooh Matadin
16 DEC, 2007
Sarkozy confirms their relationship during a press conference
6 JAN, 2008
Announces engagement to Sarkozy
2 FEB, 2008
Marries Sarkozy in the Elysée Palace in Paris
26 MAR, 2008
Meets Queen Elizabeth II during her first trip as the first lady of France Story»
1 AUG, 2008
Barbara Walters interviews Bruni for 20/20 Video»
SEP 2008
Appears on the cover of Vanity Fair, photographed by Annie Leibowitz
DEC 2008
Featured on the cover of Brazilian Marie Claire
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