Signing with City Models at the age of 19 and going on to star in campaigns for Christian Dior, Givenchy, Chanel and Yves Saint-Laurent, Carla Bruni made her name and fortune as a model. \nAnd now, after over a decade spent away from the industry to focus on singing, France\u2019s former first lady is going back to her fashion roots. The 44-year-old has posed for a new ad campaign for Parrot, a French maker of wireless mobile devices, and their new headphones.
\nThe black and white photo shows Carla with the oversized headphones casually hanging from her neck. And with her razor-sharp cheekbones and twinkling eyes, it\u2019s safe to say that the Italian beauty has far from lost her modeling prowess.
\nConsidering Carla\u2019s successful music career, the headphones are fitting. But there may be another explanation behind the collaboration – Parrot also supports Musique Pour Tous, an outreach programme run by the Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation.
\nThis new modeling coup does not spell the end for Carla\u2019s musical ventures. In May, she embarked on a new life after husband Nicolas Sarkozy was defeated in the polls by Francois Hollande.
\nAnd since leaving the Elysee Palace and her glamorous term as France\u2019s First Lady, the mum-of-two got back on the music scene, lending her sultry vocals to a duet with Algerian singer Enrico Macias.
\nTheir track features on the disc Venez tous mes amis – a homage to Enrico\u2019s 50-year-career that includes various artists reworking his favourite hits. Carla was a stellar addition to the line-up. In 2002, her debut album Quelqu\u2019un m\u2019a dit was released, becoming an instant hit in France. She followed it up in January 2007 with her second disc No Promises – which helped take her music sales to over two million discs.
\nHer personal triumphs rose in direct proportion to her music sales. In autumn 2007 she met French president Nicolas Sarkozy at an official gathering. A whirlwind media-friendly romance followed with the pair making their union official in a private Paris ceremony at the Elysee Palace on February 2, 2008. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"