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Carla Bruni Fails to Hide Baby Bump; New Gisele Cover Draws Scorn

• Carla Bruni’s baby bump is living up to its reputation as “the worst kept secret in French politics,” as you can see in new photos. [Telegraph UK]

• Saks will open a store in Kazakhstan. Clearly there’s potential for some sort of Ka-Saks-stan–style pun. [WWD]

• David Beckham said he’s really busy at the moment, so he might not be able to hang with Duchess Kate and Duke William when they’re in L.A. And that’s the difference between being David Beckham and being you. [Hollywood Life]

• The Made in Brazil blogger is quite upset with Brazilian Vogue’s photos of Gisele for the new issue, writing, “I wasn’t going to even bring up the magazine this month, but the fact that a Vogue title would publish a cover picture of Gisele completely out of focus and with bad hair deserves a little scolding.” [Made in Brazil]

• When she’s not blogging, Leandra “Man Repeller” Medine says she “play[s] ping pong and eat fish tacos.” [Teen Vogue]

Carla Bruni Fails to Hide Baby Bump; New Gisele Cover Draws Scorn