London, Jan 27 : Carla Bruni has regained her slender pre-pregnancy figure, just three months after delivery.

The 44-year-old seemed refreshed and relaxed as she was pictured with her husband Nicolas Sarkozy at Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday to greet Ivory Coast's First Lady.

The new mother held hands with her President husband as they went to greet the Ivory Coast First Lady, the Daily Mail reported.

Paris, Jan 14 : French first lady Carla Bruni has given the biggest hint yet that her husband Nicolas Sarkozy will stand for presidential re-election, saying she `would be right by his side' if he chooses to stand.

"If he needs me, I''ll be there," said the first lady on her first official engagement since giving birth to their daughter Guilia in October.

Washington, Dec 31 : Carla Bruni's famously beautiful face looks almost unrecognizable now due to overuse of botox, according to a leading dermatologist.

"Carla is over botoxed," Dr. Ben Behnam told RadarOnline after seeing pictures of the First Lady of France.

"She's had way too much done. That's why she has the surprised look on her face and looks like a chipmunk," RadarOnline quoted Dr Benham as saying.

London, Dec 15 : Carla Bruni reportedly showed the strain of motherhood as she made her first public appearance since the birth of her daughter Giulia.

Looking effortlessly chic in a casual, beige, fringed poncho and her glossy mane tumbling over her shoulders, the wife of the French president could do little to hide the tired look on her face.

London, Nov 1 : French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni were spotted on their first public stroll with their newborn daughter on Monday.

The couple strolled around La Lanterne in central Paris and looked very happy.

Sarkozy, 56, and Bruni, 43, bundled baby Giulia so tight that the photographers did not get a peak of the baby, the Daily Express reported.

The former model had given birth to child on Oct 19. (ANI)

London, Oct 20 : French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni has given birth to a baby girl.

Sarkozy, 56, spent half an hour with Bruni shortly after the arrival of their first child on Oct 19, before he headed off for a governmental meeting in Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The singer/actress is the only First Lady in French history to give birth to a child while married to a president in office.

Washington, Sept 5 : French First Lady Carla Bruni has condemned Dominique Strauss-Kahn, saying that she "feels solidarity" with women who were allegedly abused by the former International Monetary Fund
(IMF) chief.

Bruni also said that she was "confused" at how the attempted rape charges against Strauss-Kahn by the New York hotel maid unravelled, The Scotsman reports.

London, Aug 4 : Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who is married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been named the world's best dressed woman by Vanity Fair magazine.

Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar is second on the the list, while Princess Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, is on third position.

The British royal, who married Prince William in April, has appeared on the list for the second time, with her first mention in 2008.

London, August 4 : The Duchess of Cambridge has been named one of the world's best-dressed women by Vanity Fair magazine.

She featured in the magazine's annual International Best Dressed list for her style statement, and joined the likes of US First Lady Michelle Obama and French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

London, July 16: French First Lady Carla Bruni, who is expecting a child with President Nicolas Sarkozy, has described her pregnancy as "unexpected and unhoped for".

In an interview with French magazine Nice-Matin, Bruni admitted that the pregnancy was a complete surprise, and that it is "a magnificent period in her life".

New York, July 16 : French First Lady Carla Bruni has confirmed that she is expecting a child with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Bruni, 43, who already has a 10-year-old son, revealed in an interview with newspaper Nice Matin that she had kept the news secret for so long because she and her husband were already "so media-exposed".

As for the sex of the baby, that remains a mystery even to her, and even the due date is unknown.

Washington, July 12 : Pregnant Carla Bruni, the First Lady of France, bared her baby bump in a little bikini on the beach in the south of France.

Bruni, who is 5 1/2 months pregnant with her first child with President Nicolas Sarkozy, looked fabulous in her triangle top bikini, reports Radar Online.

The couple was vacationing at Fort de Bregancon, the official retreat for the President of France over the weekend.

London, May 27 : Carla Bruni-Sarkozy recently showed her baby bump while posing in a white smock dress for photographs with G8 world leaders'' wives in France.

Svetlana Medvedev, wife of the Russian President, then presented the French First Lady with a bouquet of flowers.

London, May 17 : French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is expecting a child, the President''s father has revealed in an interview with the German Bild newspaper.

Speculation that Bruni-Sarkozy is pregnant has been rife for weeks, fuelled by her own cryptic comments, but Sarkozy Sr''s statement is the clearest indication yet that she is expected, reports the Telegraph.

"I''m glad to be having a grandchild," said Sarkozy Sr, 82,

London, May 17: For months, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy had avoided to confirm the news, but a cryptic television interview by the French First Lady has fuelled speculation that she is pregnant.

The 43-year-old former supermodel, who is reportedly expecting twins with President Nicholas Sarkozy, refused to confirm or deny she was expecting after TF1 presenter Jean-Pierre Pernaut `congratulated' her, reports the Daily Mail.

London, May 11 : French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s family priest has revealed that she has been ‘longing for a baby for three years’.

The remarks from Fr Silvano Bellomo have added more weight to rumours that the 43-year-old former supermodel is expecting her first child - or children - with President Nicolas Sarkozy, reports the Telegraph.

London, May 9: Carla Bruni's pregnancy may not be able to boost husband Nicholas Sarkozy's ratings as President in the next elections.

Sarkozy''s approval ratings have plunged to an all-time low, despite rumours that the French first lady is pregnant with twins and is due in October.

According to polls, a mere 21 pc of the country supports Sarkozy's Presidency, reports the Telegraph.

London, May 3 : Shedding more confusion than clarity over her pregnancy rumors, French First Lady, Carla Bruni said she would “remain tight-lipped about that to protect something”.

During an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Bruni did not issue a straight denial to rumours that she is expecting her first child with husband Nicolas Sarkozy, 56.

London, April 20 : If sources are to be believed, Carla Bruni might not attend the Cannes premiere of her film debut over fears that appearing at the glamorous event could damage her husband Nicolas Sarkozy’s image and chances of re-election next year.

"Those close to Carla are saying she is considering not attending the festival in Cannes," the Telegraph quoted a source as telling Le Parisien newspaper.

London, Apr 8: Benito Mussolini’s granddaughter has lashed out at France’s First Lady Carla Bruni saying that she should welcome illegal immigrants into her numerous “chateaux”.

Alessandra Mussolini, 48, an Italian MP and granddaughter of the country’s Second World War fascist leader, wants Bruni, 43, to take in Africans displaced by revolutions in Tunisia and Libya into her homes.

Washington, Apr 2: French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has decided to postpone the release of her new album – to put her husband''s career before her own.

The glamorous wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy was initially expected to release her fourth album in September.

London, Mar 24: Carla Bruni, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is suing a French newspaper for `counterfeiting' after it aired her take of a popular French wartime song due to feature in her forthcoming album without her permission.

London, Feb 1: French First Lady Carla Bruni has admitted that her support for two high-profile men linked with underage sex crimes made her abandon her links with the Socialist Party.

She said she was disgusted by the way left-wing commentators had demonised film director Roman Polanski and arts minister Frederic Mitterand.

London, Jan 20: Security fears for French First Lady Carla Bruni have emerged after laptops and paperwork were stolen from her private assistant's home.

The stolen items may contain highly sensitive information about Bruni and so, may put her in danger, the police have said.

London, Dec 31: French First Lady Carla Bruni is reportedly desperate to have a baby with President Nicolas Sarkozy.

According to glossy French weekly magazine Gal, the former supermodel, 43, and her husband, hope to have a child in 2012, just ahead of the next French presidential election, reports the Daily Mail.