Editing Carla Bruni

{{Short description|Italian and French musician and model (born 1967)}}
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| office = [[List of spouses or partners of the president of France|Spouse of the President of France]]
| term_label = In role
| term_start = 2 February 2008
| term_end = 15 May 2012
| president =  [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]
| predecessor  = [[Cécilia Attias|Cécilia Sarkozy]] (2007)
| successor = [[Valérie Trierweiler]]
| birth_name  = Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi
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'''Carla Bruni-Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa''' (born '''Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi'''; {{IPA-it|ˈkarla dʒilˈbɛrta ˈbruːni teˈdeski}}; 23 December 1967) is an Italian and French<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2020 |title=Quand Carla Bruni raconte avoir demandé la nationalité française "par politesse" |url=https://www.europe1.fr/culture/quand-carla-bruni-raconte-avoir-demande-la-nationalite-francaise-par-politesse-4007592 |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Europe 1 |language=fr}}</ref> singer, songwriter and former fashion model who served as the [[List of spouses or partners of the president of France|first lady of France]] from 2008—when she married then president [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]—to 2012.

She was born in Italy and moved to France at the age of seven. Bruni was a model from 1987 to 1997 before taking up a career in music. She wrote several songs for [[Julien Clerc]] that were featured on his 2000 album, ''Si j'étais elle''. Bruni released her first album, ''[[Quelqu'un m'a dit]]'', in 2003, which eventually spent 34 weeks in the top 10 of the French Albums Chart. Bruni won the Victoire Award for Female Artist of the Year at the 2004 [[Victoires de la Musique]]. The same year, Bruni released her second album, ''[[No Promises (Carla Bruni album)|No Promises]]'', then the following year, she released her third album, ''[[Comme si de rien n'était]].'' In 2013, Bruni released her fourth album, ''[[Little French Songs]]''. In 2017, Bruni released her fifth album, ''[[French Touch]]''. She has sold 5 million albums during her career.

In 2009, she created the Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation for philanthropic efforts.

==Early life and family==
Bruni was born in [[Turin]], Italy. She is legally the daughter of Italian concert pianist [[Marisa Borini]] and industrialist and classical composer [[:fr:Alberto Bruni Tedeschi|Alberto Bruni Tedeschi]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sarkozy-bruni-profile-idUSL0234554720080202 |title=FACTBOX: Five facts about Carla Bruni |date=2 February 2008 |work=Reuters |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> In 2008, however, Bruni told ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' that her biological father is Maurizio Remmert, a classical guitarist who comes from a wealthy family. When Remmert met Marisa Borini at a concert in Turin, he was a 19-year-old [[classical guitar]]ist, and their affair lasted six years.<ref name="vanity fair 2008">{{cite journal|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2008/09/bruni200809|title=Paris Match|first=Maureen |last=Orth|journal=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|page=2|date=September 2008}}</ref> Her sister is actress and movie director [[Valeria Bruni Tedeschi]]. She had a brother, Virginio Bruni Tedeschi (1959 – 4 July 2006), who died from complications of [[HIV/AIDS in Europe|HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="virginio">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/3539784/Carla-Bruni-became-aids-ambassador-because-brother-died-from-disease.html "Carla Bruni became Aids ambassador because brother died from disease"]. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. 1 December 2008.</ref> Her (legal) paternal grandparents and her maternal grandfather were Italian, while the last quarter of her ancestry is French.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfgenealogie.com/s-informer/infos/celebrites/la-genealogie-de-carla-bruni|title=La généalogie de Carla Bruni|first=eZ|last=Systems|website=La revue française de Généalogie}}</ref> She is second cousin of [[Alessandra Martines]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Média|first=Prisma|title=Le saviez-vous ? Alessandra Martines est la cousine de Carla Bruni - Gala|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/le-saviez-vous-alessandra-martines-est-la-cousine-de-carla-bruni_476703|access-date=18 October 2021|website=Gala.fr|date=19 September 2021 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2021|title=Cos'hanno in comune Fantaghirò, Carla Bruni e Valeria Bruni Tedeschi? Il loro legame vi sorprenderà|url=https://www.cinematographe.it/news/coshanno-in-comune-fantaghiro-carla-bruni-e-valeria-bruni-tedeschi-il-loro-legame-vi-sorprendera/|access-date=18 October 2021|website=Cinematographe.it|language=it-IT}}</ref>

Bruni is an heiress to the fortune created by the Italian tire manufacturing company [[CEAT Limited|CEAT]], founded in the 1920s by her legal grandfather, Virginio Bruni Tedeschi. The company was sold in the 1970s to [[Pirelli]] (the brand continues in its former subsidiary in [[India]], founded in 1958).<ref name="liberation">{{cite web|url=http://www.liberation.fr/transversales/grandsangles/307803.FR.php|title=Bruni-Tedeschi, de la saga à la telenovela|work=Libération|date=4 February 2008|language=fr}}</ref> The family moved to France in 1975,<ref name="vanity fair 2008"/> purportedly to escape the threat of kidnapping by the [[Red Brigades]], a [[Communist]] [[Terrorism|terrorist]] group active in Italy in the 1970s and 1980s. Bruni grew up in France from the age of seven and attended the [[finishing school]] Château Mont-Choisi in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland. She went to Paris to study art and architecture, but left school at 19 to become a model.<ref name="thefashioninsider"/> By her biological father, Bruni has a half-sister, Consuelo Remmert.<ref>[http://www.repubblica.it/2007/10/sezioni/persone/sarkozy-separazione/padre-carla/padre-carla.html "Il padre naturale di Carla Bruni: 'Vi racconto il legame con mia figlia{{'"}}]. ''[[La Repubblica]]''. 9 January 2008. {{in lang|it}}</ref>

==Career==

===1987–1996: Early career and modelling===

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Bruni signed with City Models in 1987, aged 19.<ref name="thefashioninsider"/> [[Paul Marciano]], president and creative director of [[Guess (clothing)|Guess? Inc.]], came across her picture among composite cards of aspiring models, and chose her to model with [[Estelle Lefébure]] in campaigns for Guess? [[designer jeans|jeans]].<ref name="thefashioninsider"/> Bruni subsequently worked for designers and fashion houses such as [[Christian Dior]], [[Givenchy]], [[Paco Rabanne]], [[Sonia Rykiel]], [[Christian Lacroix]], [[Karl Lagerfeld]], [[John Galliano]], [[Yves Saint-Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint-Laurent]], [[Shiatzy Chen]], [[Chanel]], and [[Gianni Versace S.p.A.|Versace]].<ref name="thefashioninsider">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefashioninsider.com/mobil.php?act=&rub=supermodels&id=11&status=&splitindex=800 |title=Carla Bruni |work=Fashion Insider |date=7 June 2007 |access-date=7 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111085229/http://www.thefashioninsider.com/mobil.php?act=&rub=supermodels&id=11&status=&splitindex=800 |archive-date=11 January 2008 }}</ref> By the 1990s, Bruni was among the 20 highest-paid fashion models, earning US$7.5&nbsp;million in her peak year. While modelling, Bruni dated [[Eric Clapton]], then [[Mick Jagger]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nysun.com/article/47929|title=The Supermodel School of Poetry|first=Brendan|last=Bernhard|work=New York Sun|date=2 February 2007}}</ref> On 11 April 2008, a 1993 nude photograph of Bruni taken during her modelling career sold at auction for US$91,000 (€65,093) – more than 60 times the expected price.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/11/arts/12bruni.php |work=International Herald Tribune |agency=Bloomberg L.P. |date=11 April 2008 |title=Nude photo of French first lady sells in New York for $91,000 |access-date=11 April 2008}}</ref> She was a modeling subject of a 1999 ''[[trompe-l'œil]]'' wool-knit dress [[body painting]] by [[Joanne Gair]] that is included in Gair's second book, ''Body Painting: Masterpieces by Joanne Gair''.<ref>Gair, Plates section</ref>

===1997–2005: Music career and debut album===
[[File:Carla Bruni Vincent Pérez.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Bruni with actor [[Vincent Perez]] at the [[1994 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
In 1997, Bruni quit the world of fashion to devote herself to [[chanson|music]].<ref name="vanity fair 2008"/> She sent her lyrics to [[Julien Clerc]] in 1999, based on which he composed six tracks on his 2000 album ''Si j'étais elle''.<ref name="rfi">[http://www.rfimusique.com/musique/siteen/biographie/biographie_7863.asp "Biography – Carla Bruni"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101094727/http://www.rfimusique.com/musique/siteen/biographie/biographie_7863.asp |date=1 January 2008 }} – [[Radio France Internationale|RFI]], July 2008</ref>

In 2003, her debut album ''[[Quelqu'un m'a dit]]'', produced by [[Louis Bertignac]] and released in Europe, was a surprise hit, selling 2 million copies.<ref name="rfi"/> Three songs from the album appear in [[Hans Canosa]]'s 2005 American film ''[[Conversations with Other Women]]'',<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435623/soundtrack Conversations with Other Women (2005) – Soundtracks] – [[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]]</ref> the song ''Le Plus Beau du quartier'' was used in [[H&M]]'s Christmas 2006 commercial, and the title track was featured in the 2003 movie ''[[Le Divorce]]''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306734/soundtrack Le divorce (2003) – Soundtracks] – [[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]]</ref> and in the 2009 movie ''[[(500) Days of Summer]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022603/soundtrack  (500) Days of Summer (2009) – Soundtracks"]. [[IMDb]].</ref> In January 2010, her song "L'amoureuse" was featured in an episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'', "Chuck vs. First Class".<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1518910/soundtrack {{"'}}Chuck': Chuck Versus First Class (2010) – Soundtracks"]. [[IMDb]].</ref>

In 2005, she wrote the lyrics for 10 out of 12 songs for [[Louis Bertignac]]'s new album ''Longtemps'', and performed two duets with him on the album, ''Les Frôleuses'' and ''Sans toi''.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Louis-Bertignac-Longtemps/release/1208454 "Louis Bertignac – Longtemps"]. Discogs.</ref> 

===2006–2008: ''No Promises'' and ''Comme si de rien n'était''===

She continued recording after her marriage. She released her third album ''[[Comme si de rien n'était]]'' on 11 July 2008. The songs are self-penned except for one rendition of "[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]" and another song featuring [[Michel Houellebecq]]'s poem ''La Possibilité d'une île'' set to music.<ref name="new album">{{cite news 
 |url=http://timescorrespondents.typepad.com/charles_bremner/2008/05/carla-brunis-ne.html 
 |title=Carla Bruni's new pot song 
 |first=Charles 
 |last=Bremner 
 |work=The Times 
 |location=UK 
 |date=21 May 2008 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528043738/http://timescorrespondents.typepad.com/charles_bremner/2008/05/carla-brunis-ne.html 
 |archive-date=28 May 2008 }}</ref> Royalties from the album will be donated to unidentified charitable and humanitarian causes.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i152f68c2925022d5875d809a21359e64 |title=Bruni's 'Promises' To Arrive This Summer |first=Lars |last=Brandle |magazine=Billboard |date=21 May 2008 |access-date=24 May 2008 |archive-date=20 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820050419/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i152f68c2925022d5875d809a21359e64 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2009–present: ''Little French Songs'' and other projects===
Bruni sang for [[Nelson Mandela]]'s 91st birthday on 18 July 2009 at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York City.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8157871.stm "Bruni sings at NY Mandela concert"]. [[BBC News]]. 19 July 2009.</ref>

In September 2009, she recorded a duet with [[Harry Connick, Jr.]] for the French edition of his album ''[[Your Songs]]''. They sang [[The Beatles]]' song "[[And I Love Her]]".<ref>[http://www.parismatch.com/People-Match/Musique/Actu/Le-duo-de-Carla-et-Harry-Connick-Jr-131171/ "Le duo de Carla et Harry Connick Jr"] (French), ''Paris Match''. 26 September 2009.</ref> The album was released in France on 26 October 2009.<ref>[http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=170395933&blogId=508392590 "Harry Connick Jr – Nouvel album « Your Songs » – Sortie le 26 octobre"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |date=7 February 2009 }} (French), [[Sony Music|Sony Columbia France]] on MySpace</ref>

Following months of speculation, in a television interview broadcast on 23 November 2009, Bruni revealed that she had accepted a role in a forthcoming [[Woody Allen]] film. She admitted her reasoning for embarking on the Paris production;  "I'm not an actress at all. Perhaps I'll be completely hopeless, but I can't miss an opportunity like this one. When I'm a grandmother I'd like to be able to say I made a film with Woody Allen."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/nov/24/carla-bruni-woody-allen-film "Carla Bruni accepts Woody Allen film proposal"] ''The Guardian''. 24 November 2009.</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6653591/Johnny-Hallyday-following-Carla-Bruni-into-films.html "Johnny Hallyday following Carla Bruni into films"]. ''The Daily Telegraph''. 25 November 2009.</ref> 

In September 2010, she contributed a cover of [[David Bowie]]'s "Absolute Beginners" for the [[War Child (charity)|War Child]] charity record ''[[We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie]]'' ([[Manimal Vinyl]]). They also released the track as a split 7-inch vinyl split with UK legends, [[Duran Duran]].<ref>[http://musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2011/02/boys-keep-swinging-duran-duran-absolute.html "Boys keep swinging – Duran Duran / Absolute beginners – Carla Bruni"]. Music on Vinyl, 16 February 2011.</ref>

Italian singer/songwriter [[Simone Cristicchi]]'s entry in the 2010 [[Festival della canzone italiana|San Remo Italian Song Festival]] was the song "Meno Male", with the chorus lyrics of "Meno male che c'è Carla Bruni" ("Thank goodness for Carla Bruni"). The song appears to mock Bruni and her husband, but Cristicchi stated in an interview for Italian television weekly ''[[TV Sorrisi e Canzoni]]'' "I use sarcasm to explain our Italian way of always wanting to follow any type of gossip without being interested in real problems."<ref>[http://www.sorrisi.com/2010/02/10/simone-cristicchi-secondo-me-son-tutti-matti/ "Simone Cristicchi – Secondo me son tutti matti"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124181126/http://www.sorrisi.com/2010/02/10/simone-cristicchi-secondo-me-son-tutti-matti/ |date=24 November 2010 }} ''TV Sorrisi e Canzoni''. 10 February 2010</ref> Bruni was to be a guest singer at the 2010 San Remo festival, but withdrew from participating.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/7136849/Carla-Bruni-withdraws-from-festival-over-Sarkozy-song.html "Carla Bruni withdraws from festival 'over Sarkozy song{{'"}}]. ''The Daily Telegraph''. 2 February 2010.</ref>

[[File:Carla Bruni - Union Chapel - Saturday 9th December 2017 CarlaBUnionCHap091217-2 (25488456878).jpg|thumb|Bruni performing in December 2017.]]

In September 2017, Bruni, along with models [[Claudia Schiffer]], [[Naomi Campbell]], [[Helena Christensen]], and [[Cindy Crawford]], closed the [[Versace]] spring/summer 2018 fashion show, which was an homage to the late Gianni Versace.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2018-ready-to-wear/versace |title=SPRING 2018 READY-TO-WEAR Versace |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |first=Sally |last=Singer |date=22 September 2017}}</ref>

Bruni presented two three-part music series on [[BBC Radio 2]]: ''Postcards from Paris'' in 2014 <ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0435k9d|title = Carla Bruni's Postcards from Paris|publisher = BBC Radio 2}}</ref> and ''C'est La Vie'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09smhsr |title = Carla Bruni's C'est La Vie|publisher = BBC Radio 2}}</ref>

Bruni is considered a fashion industry "legend", according to models.com.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://models.com/rankings/ui/Legends/4559#4559|title=Legends|quote= Carla Bruni - Few can claim to have been an all-star top model, first lady of France and a full-fledged chanteuse, but Carla Bruni is a force like none other. As a model, Bruni’s compelling elegance made her a favourite of designers who embrace classism with an edge. Though she now splits her time between music and philanthropic work, Bruni resurfaces every so often for a choice campaign or cover - like her ongoing stint as the face of Bulgari, or turn guest editing Vogue Paris.|publisher=models.com}}</ref>

===Political activities===
Following Bruni's marriage to President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] on 2 February 2008, she moved into the [[Élysée Palace]] for the remainder of Sarkozy's five-year term. Bruni was given an office on the east wing of the palace, which was known as "Madame's wing" and was assigned a private secretary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualites/2008/04/03/01001-20080403ARTFIG00405-confidentiel-carla-prend-ses-quartiers-a-l-elysee.php|title=Confidentiel : Carla prend ses quartiers à l'Élysée|date=3 April 2008|work=Le Figaro |language=fr-FR |issn=0182-5852 |access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>

Although constitutionally, Bruni had no official role within the government, she assisted her husband with a number of official obligations. She also accompanied Sarkozy on state visits, most notably, to the United Kingdom, where her presence led to the visit being widely publicized.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-politique/2008-03-26/carla-bruni-sarkozy-de-londres-a-la-lumiere/917/0/232287|title=Archives – Le Point.fr|last=magazine|first=Le Point|website=Le Point.fr|language=fr|access-date=22 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008180954/http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-politique/2008-03-26/carla-bruni-sarkozy-de-londres-a-la-lumiere/917/0/232287|archive-date=8 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bruni also accompanied Sarkozy on a state visit to meet the [[Dalai Lama]] in August 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2008/08/22/01002-20080822ARTFIG00359-carla-bruni-sarkozy-accueillie-par-le-dalai-lama-.php|title=Le Figaro – Politique : Carla Bruni-Sarkozyaccueillie par le dalaï-lama|last=lefigaro.fr|website=www.lefigaro.fr|language=fr|access-date=22 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223506/http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2008/08/22/01002-20080822ARTFIG00359-carla-bruni-sarkozy-accueillie-par-le-dalai-lama-.php|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2008, Bruni caused controversy when she spoke against the extradition of [[Marina Petrella]], an Italian far-left terrorist. Petrella had murdered a police commissioner and assisted in the kidnapping of Italian politician, [[Aldo Moro]]. Petrella had been living in France since 1993 and had not been extradited due to the [[Mitterrand doctrine]]. Sarkozy eventually chose not to extradite Petrella.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_ottobre_16/caso_petrella_magris_9c80a008-9b5b-11dd-a5ca-00144f02aabc.shtml|title=Non siamo un paese di barbari – Corriere della Sera|website=www.corriere.it|language=it|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>

Bruni has represented [[The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria]] numerous times as an ambassador and has visited [[Burkina Faso]] and [[Benin]] while representing the organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theglobalfund.org/fr/events/ambassadors/burkinafaso2009/ |title=Carla Bruni-Sarkozy visite les programmes de lutte contre le sida financés par le Fonds mondial au Burkina Faso |publisher=[[The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria]] |access-date=22 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904074225/http://www.theglobalfund.org/fr/events/ambassadors/burkinafaso2009/|archive-date=4 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theglobalfund.org/fr/events/ambassadors/benin2010/ |title=(Unknown) |access-date=22 July 2017}}{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/france/2009/02/11/carla-bruni-sarkozy-n-est-pas-prete-pour-une-carriere-politique_309426|title=Carla Bruni-Sarkozy n'est "pas prête pour une carrière politique"|work=Libération.fr |language=fr |access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>

In 2010, ''Forbes'' magazine ranked Bruni as the 35th-most powerful woman in the world.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2010 |url=http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/economie/anne-carla-christine-les-francaises-les-plus-puissantes-dans-le-monde_240333.html|title=Anne, Carla, Christine: les Françaises les plus puissantes dans le monde |work=L'Expansion |access-date=22 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111190004/http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/economie/anne-carla-christine-les-francaises-les-plus-puissantes-dans-le-monde_240333.html|archive-date=11 November 2012}}</ref>

On July 9, 2024, Bruni-Sarkozy was put on bail after being charged with having put pressure on a witness who accused ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy of having received illegal campaign financing from Libya.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/carla-bruni-sarkozy-charged-with-witness-tampering-over-husbands-campaign-finance-case-13175856|title=Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with Witness tampering over husbands campaign finance case|work=Sky News |language=en |access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==

=== Political views ===
[[File:PR-2012-05-15 IMG 1726.jpg|thumb|upright|Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni leaving the Elysee Palace, 15 May 2012]]

During the [[2007 French presidential election]], Bruni stated that she would have voted for [[Ségolène Royal]], who was running against her future husband, Nicolas Sarkozy. Bruni said her lack of French citizenship disallowed her from voting, but she would have voted left-wing due to it being a family tradition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/medias/20071218.OBS0821/carla-bruni-je-voterai-toujours-a-gauche.html|title=Carla Bruni : "Je voterai toujours à gauche"|work=L'Obs |language=fr-FR |access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> In an October 2011 interview with the British newspaper ''[[Sunday Herald|The Sunday Herald]],'' Bruni said, "My family have always voted to the left. It's tradition. I'll never vote right wing."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/a-la-une/article/2011/10/20/carla-bruni-sarkozy-reaffirme-sa-volonte-de-voir-son-mari-candidat-en-2012_1590769_3208.html|title=Carla Bruni-Sarkozy réaffirme sa volonté de voir son mari|last=Lemarié|first=Alexandre|date=20 October 2011|work=Le Monde.fr |language=fr |issn=1950-6244 |access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Le Point]]'', Bruni said, when asked about her political leanings, "I am left wing, but I'm not against my husband or his party. I am not an activist." In a May 2011 interview with ''[[Le Parisien]]'', Bruni said she no longer felt left-wing and identified as an ultra-Sarkozyist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/carla-bruni-sarkozy-je-suis-ultra-sarkozyste-02-05-2011-1431610.php|title=Carla Bruni-Sarkozy : "Je suis ultra-sarkozyste"|date=2 May 2011|work=leparisien.fr|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>

In a 2012 ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' magazine interview, Bruni stated, "My generation doesn't need feminism ... I'm not at all an active feminist. On the contrary, I'm [[bourgeois]]."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/carla-bruni-dismisses-contemporary-feminism|title=Carla Bruni: Feminism Is Unnecessary|date=27 November 2012|access-date=27 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315000354/http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/carla-bruni-dismisses-contemporary-feminism|archive-date=15 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 16 November 2020, she told [[BBC Radio Five Live]]: "Of course I'm a feminist, like every woman is" and "My husband is very much a feminist man." She also said that she was "not at all a political person."<ref>{{cite episode|title=BBC Radio 5 Live – The Emma Barnett Show, 16/11/2020|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pfy8|access-date=5 December 2020|series=The Emma Barnett Show|network=[[BBC Radio 5 Live]]|date=16 November 2020|time=1:43:31 and 1:49:41}}</ref>

In 2012, she stated that she supports same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nelson|first=Sara C|date=26 November 2012|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/11/26/carla-bruni-feminism-nicolas-sarkozy-gay-marriage-_n_2190892.html|title=Carla Bruni Talks Feminism & Why She Disagrees With Nicolas Sarkozy On Gay Marriage|work=Huffington Post UK|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Littauer|first=Dan|date=25 November 2012|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/carla-bruni-sarkozy-states-she-supports-gay-marriage-and-adoption251112/|title=Carla Bruni-Sarkozy states she supports gay marriage and adoption|work=[[Gay Star News]]|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>

===Relationship with the Enthovens===
In 2001, Bruni had her first child, son Aurélien, with philosophy professor [[Raphaël Enthoven]]. Bruni has been described as having been the [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]] of Enthoven's father, journalist [[Jean-Paul Enthoven]], when she began her relationship with the younger Enthoven, who was at the time married to novelist [[Justine Lévy]]; Bruni claims that she only went out with Jean-Paul Enthoven a few times and was never his lover, and that Raphaël Enthoven was already divorcing his wife when she encountered him months after last seeing Jean-Paul.<ref name="vanity fair 2008" /> 

The song "Raphaël" from Bruni's album ''Quelqu'un m'a dit'' is about her relationship with Raphaël Enthoven, and Justine Lévy's 2004 book ''Rien de Grave'' (published in English in 2005 as ''Nothing Serious'') is about the end of her marriage; a character named "Paula" represents Bruni.<ref name="vanity fair 2008" /><ref>John Follain (23 December 2007). [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3087304.ece "Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni: Coup de foudre"]. ''Times Online''.</ref> Bruni told ''Vanity Fair'' that Raphaël Enthoven ended their relationship in May 2007 because he felt they had become "like friends", and that they remained on good terms.<ref name="vanity fair 2008" />

=== Spouse of the president of France ===
[[File:Wife of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Smt. Gursharan Kaur with the wife of the President of France, Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, at the Bastille Day Parade of France, in Paris on July 14, 2009.jpg|left|thumb|Carla Bruni with [[Gursharan Kaur]], 14 July 2009]]
Bruni met the recently divorced French president Nicolas Sarkozy in November 2007, at a dinner party.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/13/france.alexduvalsmith "France begins to grow weary with the Sarkozy soap opera"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 13 January 2008.</ref> After a brief romance, they married on 2 February 2008 at the [[Élysée Palace]] in Paris. The marriage is Bruni's first and Sarkozy's third.  Bruni acquired [[French nationality law|French nationality]] by [[naturalization]] on 10 December 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0288 du 11 décembre 2008 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2008/12/11/0288 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=legifrance.gouv.fr |page=18888 |language=fr |format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="Lefigaro">[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2008/07/09/01011-20080709FILWWW00381-carla-bruni-a-obtenu-sa-naturalisation.php "Carla Bruni a obtenu sa naturalisation"], ''Le Figaro''. 9 July 2008.</ref> She has since made contradictory statements as to whether she still holds [[Italian nationality law|Italian nationality]], as well.<ref>[http://www.marianne2.fr/Carla-Bruni-Sarkozy-son-pays,-elle-l-aime-mais-elle-le-quitte!_a174453.html "Carla Bruni Sarkozy: son pays, elle l'aime... mais elle le quitte!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221113530/http://www.marianne2.fr/Carla-Bruni-Sarkozy-son-pays,-elle-l-aime-mais-elle-le-quitte!_a174453.html |date=21 February 2009 }} – [[Marianne (magazine)|Marianne]] 17 January 2009 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> On 28 April 2014 episode of the ''[[Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', she confirmed that she still holds Italian citizenship.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-6mOr3epl8 "Carla Bruni Meets Ellen"]. 28 April 2014. Via YouTube.</ref> 

Following her marriage to Sarkozy, in February 2008, Bruni continued accompanying him on state visits, including to the United Kingdom in March 2008, which created a sensation in the international press and for the public in both Britain and France.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7316345.stm ''BBC News In Pictures – Carla Bruni-Sarkozy'']. [[BBC News]]. 27 March 2008.</ref> As First Lady, she had an office and staff at her disposal in the East wing of the Élysée Palace.<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualites/2008/04/03/01001-20080403ARTFIG00405-confidentiel-carla-prend-ses-quartiers-a-l-elysee.php "Confidentiel : Carla prend ses quartiers à l'Élysée"]. ''[[Le Figaro]]''. 3 April 2008. {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>

Controversy arose on the eve of the state visit to the UK, with the publication by Christie's auction house of a nude photograph of Bruni taken during her career as a model. The photograph sold for $91,000.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSHAR16156120080411?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews "Nude Bruni photo sells for $91,000 in auction"]. Reuters, 11 April 2008.</ref> Also, great interest began in Bruni's wardrobe, which was [[Christian Dior]], seen as a diplomatic choice, since Dior is a French design house, but the wardrobe was designed by [[John Galliano]], a British designer working for Dior.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080329173403/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/26/wsarko826.xml "Carla Bruni styled by Englishman John Galliano"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'', 27 March 2008.</ref> Another controversy was the use of a popular photo of the French President and Bruni in the print advertising of [[Ryanair]]. The couple was awarded damages by a French court.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1577810/Carla-Bruni-awarded-damages-from-Ryanair.html "Carla Bruni awarded damages from Ryanair"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'', 7 February 2008</ref>

In December 2008, Bruni sued the makers of a bag featuring a nude shot taken during her youth. Clothes designer Pardon produced 10,000 of the shopping bags emblazoned with the nude photo taken in 1993, showing Bruni staring at the camera with her crossed hands covering her crotch.<ref name="Pardon">[http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG3724281/French-first-lady-Carla-Bruni-Sarkozy-sues-bag-makers-Pardon-over-nude-image.html "French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy sues bag makers Pardon over nude image"], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 12 December 2008.</ref>

In late August 2010, Iran's state-run daily paper ''[[Kayhan]]'' called Bruni a 'prostitute' after she had condemned the [[Stoning in Islam|stoning sentence]] against [[Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani]] for adultery in an open letter, along with several French celebrities, including actress [[Isabelle Adjani]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7971078/Iran-calls-Carla-Bruni-a-prostitute.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7971078/Iran-calls-Carla-Bruni-a-prostitute.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Iran calls Carla Bruni a 'prostitute' |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=12 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Black |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/31/carla-bruni-sarkozy-iranian-media |title=Iranian media warned after paper calls Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a 'prostitute' |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=31 August 2010 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref> The paper later also called for Bruni to be put to death for supporting Sakineh Ashtiani, and for what the paper described as Bruni's moral corruption and having had extramarital affairs herself. Though ''Kayhan'' is a state-sponsored paper that, along with other state-run Iranian media, continued its tirade against Bruni, Iranian officials tried to distance themselves from that violent stance and openly condemned it, while a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry criticized the comments as being 'unacceptable'.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/01/iran.bruni.ashtiani/index.html?iref=allsearch#fbid=e5OtQFoGK7h&wom=false|publisher=CNN|title=Iranian newspaper says French first lady deserves to die|date=2 September 2010}}</ref> Then-President of Iran [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] also condemned the remark made by the paper.<ref>[http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/ahmadinejad-says-bruni-insult-a-crime-20100919-15hvn.html "Ahmadinejad says Bruni insult a 'crime{{'"}}]. ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''. 19 September 2010.</ref>

On 19 October 2011, Bruni gave birth to a daughter, Giulia, in the ''Clinique de la Muette'', in Paris.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130213181156/http://www.lepoint.fr/ces-gens-la/carla-bruni-sarkozy-et-sa-fille-giulia-sont-sorties-de-la-clinique-de-la-muette-23-10-2011-1388104_264.phpCarla%20Bruni-Sarkozy%20et%20sa%20fille%20Giulia%20sont%20sorties%20de%20la%20clinique%20de%20la%20Muette "Carla Bruni-Sarkozy et sa fille Giulia sont sorties de la clinique de la Muette"]. ''[[Le Point]]''. 23 October 2011.</ref>

===Philanthropy and charity work===
[[File:Carla Bruni Cabourg 2016 2.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Carla Bruni in 2016]]
Involved for years in humanitarian and charity work, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy became world ambassador for the protection of mothers and children against HIV in 2008.<ref>Charles Jaigu (2 December 2008). [http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2008/12/02/01002-20081202ARTFIG00011-carla-bruni-sarkozy-porte-voix-des-victimes-du-sida-.php "Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, porte-voix des victimes du sida"]. ''[[Le Figaro]]''.</ref> In April 2009, she launched the Fondation Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, to promote access to culture and knowledge for all.<ref>Charles Jaigu (23 September 2009). [http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2009/09/23/01003-20090923ARTFIG00061-carla-sarkozy-en-mission-pour-sa-fondation-.php "Carla Sarkozy en mission pour sa foundation"], ''Le Figaro''.</ref><ref>[http://www.latribune.fr/actualites/economie/france/20090424trib000370197/interview-exclusive-de-carla-bruni-sarkozy-une-fondation-ca-na-rien-a-voir-avec-la-politique.html "Interview exclusive de Carla Bruni-Sarkozy : 'une fondation, ça n'a rien à voir avec la politique {{'"}}]. ''[[La Tribune (quotidien)|La Tribune]]''. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.</ref>

In a letter of support to the association [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], she took a position against fur in fashion.<ref>Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover (11 June 2009). [http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/11/green-and-glover-undercover-86626247/ "Green & Glover : The Great Fur Challenge"]. ''[[The Washington Times]]''.</ref>

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is involved in various charitable activities. She gave her royalties for her album ''Comme si de rien n'était'' to the [[Fondation de France]],<ref>{{Cite news |work=Le Figaro |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2008/12/20/01016-20081220ARTFIG00212-les-droits-du-cd-de-carla-bruni-pour-la-fondation-de-france-.php |title=Les droits du cd de Carla Bruni pour la Fondation de France |language=fr |date=20 December 2008 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualite/people/20081219.OBS6359/carla-bruni-offre-238-000-euros-a-la-fondation-de-france.html |title= Carla Bruni offre {{formatnum:238000}} euros à la Fondation de France  |publisher=nouvelobs.com |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref> and supports different events or causes, such as the [[Born HIV Free]] campaign,<ref>{{cite web|author=Actions Traitements |url=http://www.actions-traitements.org/spip.php?article3497 |title=Born HIV free avec le soutien de Carla Bruni-Sarkozy |publisher=Actions-traitements.org |access-date=20 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929203118/http://www.actions-traitements.org/spip.php?article3497 |archive-date=29 September 2011 }}</ref> animal rights,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melty.fr/carla-bruni-soutiens-les-defenseurs-de-l-actu8807.html |title= Carla Bruni soutient les défenseurs de l'ours des Pyrénées  |publisher=Melty.fr |date=18 August 2008 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=e-TF1 |url=http://lci.tf1.fr/people/2008-08/carla-bruni-sarkozy-defend-l-ours-dans-les-pyrenees-4869559.html |title=Carla Bruni-Sarkozy défend l'ours dans les Pyrénées |publisher=Lci.tf1.fr |access-date=20 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221112313/http://lci.tf1.fr/people/2008-08/carla-bruni-sarkozy-defend-l-ours-dans-les-pyrenees-4869559.html |archive-date=21 December 2011 }}</ref> the [[Nelson Mandela]] foundation, the French association [[AIDES]] for AIDS research, the French association ''La Chaîne de l'Espoir'' or the association Warchild UK. She also participated in a concert with [[Stevie Wonder]] and [[Aretha Franklin]] for the 91st birthday of Nelson Mandela,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/Un-Mandela-Day-pour-les-91-ans-de-l%27ex-pr%C3%A9sident-56157435.html|title=Un Mandela Day pour les 91 ans de Nelson Mandela|publisher=Culture.france2.fr|date=19 July 2009|access-date=20 November 2011|archive-date=18 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118062331/http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/Un-Mandela-Day-pour-les-91-ans-de-l%27ex-pr%C3%A9sident-56157435.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/aretha-franklin/45961 "Stars come out to celebrate Mandela Day 2009"]. nme.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.</ref> and recorded a song for the album ''[[We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie]]''.<ref>[http://www.leparisien.fr/laparisienne/actu-people/video-carla-bruni-sarkozy-chante-bowie-23-09-2010-1080270.php "Carla Bruni chante David Bowie"].</ref> She is involved in the promotion of young artists, and did a duet with French singer [[Marc Lavoine]] for the [[Prix Constantin]], an annual French music prize awarded to newer artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualite/culture/20101112.FAP0922/carla-bruni-invitee-surprise-du-prix-constantin-2010.html |title=Culture : Carla Bruni invitée surprise du Prix Constantin |publisher=nouvelobs.com |access-date=20 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117061246/http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualite/culture/20101112.FAP0922/carla-bruni-invitee-surprise-du-prix-constantin-2010.html |archive-date=17 November 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voici.fr/potins-people/les-potins-du-jour/carla-bruni-invitee-surprise-du-prix-constantin-381320|title=Carla Bruni invitée surprise du Prix Constantin|language=fr|publisher=Voici.fr|date=20 November 2010 |access-date=20 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116122753/http://www.voici.fr/potins-people/les-potins-du-jour/carla-bruni-invitee-surprise-du-prix-constantin-381320#xtor=RSS-4|archive-date=16 November 2010}}</ref> Bruni met the [[Dalai Lama]] in August 2008 at [[Lerab Ling]], a Buddhist temple on a hill in [[Languedoc]], France.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4589556.ece "Carla saves the day for Sarkozy by solving Dalai Lama dilemma"], ''The Times'', 23 August 2008</ref> Bruni received [[Pope Benedict XVI]] during his visit to France in September 2008.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7612277.stm "Pope begins first visit to France"], [[BBC News]], 12 September 2008.</ref>

Bruni visited New York City in September 2008 with her husband, where she attended a meeting on poverty and female mortality with [[Queen Rania]] and [[Wendi Murdoch]], met for lunch with [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]] at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] for the Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy, and attended the General Assembly in the UN with her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carlabruniblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/carla-in-new-york.html|title=Carla in New York|publisher=Carlabruniblog.blogspot.com|date=26 September 2008 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref>

She attended state dinners with the Emir of Qatar and his wife and with Iraq's president in Paris in 2009. Sheikha Mozah (wife of Emir of Qatar) and she will be working together on the topic of education promotion.<ref name="Doha"/> Bruni visited Doha on the invitation of Sheikha Mozah in November 2009.<ref name="Doha">[http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/doha-first-official-visit-to-qatar/ "Doha, first official visit to Qatar"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727125858/http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/doha-first-official-visit-to-qatar/ |date=27 July 2011 }} – Carla Bruni-Sarkozy official Website.</ref> Bruni took up the cause of an Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, fighting a death penalty by stoning.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/article/2010/08/24/carla-bruni-sarkozy-soutient-sakineh_1402060_3218.html|title=Carla Bruni soutient Sakineh|work=Le Monde|language=fr|date=24 August 2010 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lejdd.fr/International/Actualite/Carla-Bruni-ecrit-a-Sakineh-215753|title=Carla Bruni écrit à Sakineh|publisher=Lejdd.fr |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref>

In April 2009, Bruni was awarded the Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]] on the occasion of the couple's Spanish state visit.<ref>[http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/madrid/ "Madrid: State Visit (27 and 28 April 2009)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727125742/http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/madrid/ |date=27 July 2011 }} – Carla Bruni-Sarkozy official Website.</ref> In January 2010, Bruni visited Benin, her second visit as an ambassador for the Global Fund.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/society/sarah-boseley-global-health/2010/jan/27/carla-bruni-sarkozy-benin-hiv-aids-campaigner "On the red carpet with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in Benin"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 27 January 2010.</ref>

She was critical of Pope [[Benedict XVI]] on the controversial topic of [[religion and AIDS]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Samuel|first=Henry|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5345389/Carla-Bruni-criticises-Pope-Benedict-XVI.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5345389/Carla-Bruni-criticises-Pope-Benedict-XVI.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Carla Bruni criticises Pope Benedict XVI|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=UK|date=18 May 2009 |access-date=20 November 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> According to ''[[Le Canard Enchainé]]'', Bruni was asked by [[Holy See|Vatican]] officials not to join her husband in an official visit for fear that the Italian newspapers would reprint racy pictures dating from her modelling career.<ref name="The Telegraph">{{cite news |first=Henry |last=Samuel |date=14 October 2010 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8064867/Pope-Benedict-XVI-says-Carla-Bruni-Sarkozy-not-welcome-at-the-Vatican.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8064867/Pope-Benedict-XVI-says-Carla-Bruni-Sarkozy-not-welcome-at-the-Vatican.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Pope Benedict XVI 'says Carla Bruni-Sarkozy not welcome at the Vatican' |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |access-date=2 December 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Carla Bruni discography}}
;Studio albums
* 2003: ''[[Quelqu'un m'a dit]]''
* 2007: ''[[No Promises (Carla Bruni album)|No Promises]]''
* 2008: ''[[Comme si de rien n'était]]''
* 2013: ''[[Little French Songs]]''
* 2017: ''[[French Touch]]''
* 2020: ''Carla Bruni''

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Prêt-à-Porter]]''
| Herself
| Uncredited
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Paparazzi (1998 French film)|Paparazzi]]''
| Herself
| 
|-
| 2009
| ''Somebody Told Me About. . . Carla Bruni''
| Herself
| 80-minute documentary film<ref>[http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/article5402432.ece "The Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy show"] ''The Times''. 28 December 2008.</ref>
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Midnight in Paris]]''
| Museum guide
| Directed by [[Woody Allen]]<ref>[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018163.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 "Allen reveals details of upcoming pic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425041735/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018163.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 |date=25 April 2010 }} ''Variety''. 22 April 2010</ref><br />Nominated—[[Alliance of Women Film Journalists|Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award]] for Best Ensemble Cast<br />Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting<br />Nominated—[[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble]]<br />Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|}

==Honours==
* France:
**[[File:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier ribbon.svg|70px]] Knight of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]], 2003{{CN|date=June 2021}}

===Foreign honours===
* Benin:
**[[File:BEN National Order of Dahomey - Grand Cross BAR.png|70px]] Grand Cross of the [[National Order of Benin]] (2010)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ina.fr/video/VDD10009688|title=Carla Bruni Sarkozy reçoit la Grand Croix au Bénin|first=Institut National de l’Audiovisuel-|last=Ina.fr|website=Ina.fr}}</ref>
* Spain:
**[[File:ESP Charles III Order GC.svg|70px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]] (2009){{CN|date=June 2021}}

== References ==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Body Painting: Masterpieces by Joanne Gair|isbn= 0-7893-1509-2|year=2006|publisher=Universe Publishing|author=Gair, Joanne|last2=  Klum | first2 = Heidi (foreword) |at=plates section}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Carla Bruni}}
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*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20091009023008/http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org:80/en/|Fondation Carla Bruni}}
*{{official website|http://www.carlabruni.com|Official music website}}
*{{IMDb name|116257|Carla Bruni}}
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* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000215997}}
*[http://www.expatica.com/fr/life_in/feature/Carla-Bruni_-from-catwalk-to-Elysee.html Carla Bruni: from catwalk to Elysee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214104522/http://www.expatica.com/fr/life_in/feature/Carla-Bruni_-from-catwalk-to-Elysee.html |date=14 February 2008 }} – ''Expatica'', 11 February 2008
*[https://myurlpro.com/carla-bruni-net-worth/ Carla Bruni Net Worth, Career] 

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