A French Embrace for Mrs. Obama: NYTimes
Friday, April 3, 2009 at 3:50PM (text skip)
Michelle and Carla, via LA TimesThere they were, currently the two most famous first ladies in the world, standing side by side — Mrs. Obama, of course, a few inches taller than Mrs. Sarkozy, but not towering over the Italian-born singer, heiress and ex-model as she loomed over the diminutive Queen Elizabeth II. There they were, exchanging the first kiss-kiss, on both cheeks, the European way, clasping each other’s hands, sporting similarly demure one-inch pumps, as the Sarkozys welcomed the Obamas to the palace, all to the soundtrack of the clacking of the paparazzi cameras. And there they were, striking identical demure poses, wearing identical bow ties on their coat-dresses, as their men strutted around the red-carpeted inner courtyard, this time to the soundtrack of “Le Marseillaise” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” more


















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