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Carla Bruni talks music, men, politics

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Carla Bruni will sing songs from her recent album at Town Hall later this month — her first performance in NYC since her husband, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, left public office in 2012.
Carla Bruni will sing songs from her recent album at Town Hall later this month — her first performance in New York since her husband, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, left public office in 2012. Reuters
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Modeling Hervé Léger in Paris, 1994.
Modeling Hervé Léger in Paris, 1994. AP
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Bruni, headed to Bill Wyman’s birthday party in 1989 with Eric Clapton, whom she dated for a year.
Bruni, headed to Bill Wyman’s birthday party in 1989 with Eric Clapton, whom she dated for a year. WireImage
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Carla Bruni, wearing a Georgio Armani dress, carries the Italian flag during the opening ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin.
Carla Bruni, wearing a Georgio Armani dress, carries the Italian flag during the opening ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin. AP
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Bruni with her husband, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who left public office in 2012.
Bruni with her husband, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who left public office in 2012. Reuters
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Bruni chats with Queen Elizabeth on March 26, 2008 at Windsor Castle.
On a 2008 state visit to the UK, the British press went wild over Bruni’s gams in this get-up. AFP/Getty Images
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“He would have been a brilliant actor”: With husband and then- French president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée Palace in 2009.
“He would have been a brilliant actor”: With husband and then- French president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée Palace in 2009. AP
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sit on a bench after they voted on March 23
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sit on a bench after they voted on March 23. Getty Images
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“They look so in love”: Bruni’s brother-in-law Olivier Sarkozy and fiancée Mary-Kate Olsen.
“They look so in love”: Bruni’s brother-in-law Olivier Sarkozy and fiancée Mary-Kate Olsen. WireImage