PARIS, (AFP) -Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the supermodel wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, tantalised fans this week 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.
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| Bruni and Sarkozy during a visit to Egypt |
The website features a profile of the 41-year-old that describes her as a woman with a "romantic destiny" who has to "face history with a cool head and a smile on her lips".
It also provides an A to Z glossary, in both French and English, of people, places and things that have featured in her life.
But www.carlabrunisarkozy.org was only intermittently viewable on Tuesday as Carla fans around the world logged on to find out more about the woman the twice-divorced Sarkozy married last year after a whirlwind romance.
The letter "B" has an entry on her meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife Sarah.
In it Bruni laments that the world's press overlooked Sarah Brown's charity work and focused instead on how unstylish the Englishwoman appears compared to the one-time Parisian supermodel.
Italian-born Bruni, who presents herself as a modern feminist and philanthropist, notes that she had tougher competition when she went to Spain.
"As with (US First Lady) Michelle Obama, it is a beauty contest between Princess Letizia, a former star journalist, and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, ex-top model," said the site, where pink and pale blue dominate the background.
The site, whose front page featured a photo of French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, aims to publicise Bruni's charity work as well as giving the world a glimpse of her life in the Elysee Palace with Sarkozy |
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