Posted on 10/19/2011 11:39:52 PM PDT by Cincinna
First Lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has stayed among the best dressed ladies over the years. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's supermodel wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave birth to a daughter on Wednesday, a source in the first lady's inner circle confirmed. "For the moment we don't know the little girl's name," the source said, as the world's media gathered near the La Muette clinic in Paris and Sarkozy returned from talks on the future of the eurozone.
Sarkozy arrived at the clinic shortly before 11.00 pm, just over three hours after the birth.
The girl is the French first couple's first baby since their marriage in 2008, although Bruni has one 10-year-old son from a previous relationship and thrice-married Sarkozy has three sons aged 14 to 26.
The baby is also the first born to a serving French president.
In an interview pre-recorded for a French state television broadcast due on Thursday, Bruni-Sarkozy said she had not known the baby's sex: "We've arranged for it to be a big surprise. Obviously, a nice surprise."
Sarkozy had earlier in the day visited his 43-year-old wife in the Paris clinic for half-an-hour, but was forced to jet off to Germany for crisis talks on the eurozone sovereign debt crisis before the birth itself.
He left Frankfurt just before the birth was announced.
The French president left the hospital shortly after midnight without talking to the assembled reporters.
The unpopular 56-year-old centre-right leader is languishing in the opinion polls, far behind newly-crowned Socialist challenger Francois Hollande, and faces a tough battle for re-election in next April's first round vote.
But despite the lure of a rare round of warm-hearted headlines the Elysee has so far chosen not to publicise the pregnancy, fearing that France's electorate would react badly to the exploitation of private life.
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French First Lady and Fashion Icon Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and husband Nicolas welcome baby girl.
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Welcome to the world, Baby Sarko, and God bless!
This is an historic event for France. This is the first birth for a French incumbent head of state since Empress Eugenie had Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte 155 years ago.
The birth is the first ever for a French president in office.
British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron both became fathers while in office.
Congratulations and best wishes to the Sarkozy family.
God bless her and the family. Hope that the First Lady can get some much needed rest now and a break from the MSM.
It would be nice if she can enjoy some bonding time with the baby as I am sure she desires and deserves.
God Bless Baby Sarkozy and the Sarkozy family.
May I add that she dresses and looks much better than our first lady. That and her husband is right leaning.
Congratulations to the President and his wife! God bless their little girl!
Bienvenue, ma p’tite Chou!
let’s hope la petite fille will look like her mother, not her father!
This little girl is long awaited and will be much cherished.
What a beautiful gift for the Sarkozy family to be blessed with a little girl to join her four big brothers.
French baby clothes are the most beautiful in the world. Not frou-frou like the Spanish and Italian, but simple and very well made.
Le Petit Bateau and Jacadi are two of my favorites brands.
Bets are on as to what she will be named, and if there will be a baptism. Sarko’s older sons were baptized.
Sarko has two very tall handsome sons, Jean and Pierre. His youngest son, 13 is very cute.
I didn’t know that — just googled it. However, wouldn’t you say it’s more the hair? In any case, do note that what may look good in a son won’t look good in a daughter! Like Arnie’s daughter — unfortunately she seems to take after her dad...
not particularly handsome — just the long hair. And they’d look really ugly if they were girls! So, I hope Sarko’s daughter looks like her momma!
They are now grown men, and Jean is married with a child if his own. I’ve met them and they are quite handsome, tall and slim. The youngest, Louis, is only 13, and looks a lot like his mother.
Carla is a very beautiful woman. What’s most important is that they be beautiful on the inside.
How nice!
Baby daughter is a wonderful blessing!
Congrats on the birth of Baby Sarko !
Such good news!
Thanks for the ping. Babies are such fun!
An article yesterday said he was there with her when the baby was born, this one says he arrived hours later - sounds like american journalism!
Auguri!
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