How Do We Say This Delicately???

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Worst. Cover. Ever.

Embarrassingly bad!

Do most Americans even know who Carla Bruni is????

And, more importantly, do those that know her even care about her?????

Vanity Fair put the first lady of France on the cover of their new issue.

Oh, and she is NOT the new Jackie O.

Blasphemous!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Jul 28, 2008 at 11:30 am / Email this »

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Thoma says – reply to this

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FIRST!!!! SIRIUS AND XM MERGE!!!! BABA BOOEY TO Y"ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
klizzie29 says – reply to this

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yucky! 1st?
Mel says – reply to this

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FIRST TO POST
emily says – reply to this

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i love her!
emily says – reply to this

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what horrible posture she has!
Jen says – reply to this

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Normally she should not be on the cover but it is the international style issue.
Victo says – reply to this

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Fifth!
MEN says – reply to this

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Didn't the president have an affiar with her and didn't she used to be a money grubbing skank? Ew, she is NOT the next Jacki O that is a HORRIBLE comparison!
jane says – reply to this

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Only an uninformed moron who makes an effort to avoid all news sources that aren't "E!" or "MTV" wouldn't know who the first lady of France is. Read a goddamn newspaper once in a while.
fiera says – reply to this

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Vanity Fair sucks!!!!!!!!!!! She doesn't have enough class to be the new Jackie O!!!!!
Annie says – reply to this

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I'll buy Vogue if she's on it. She's awesome!
ava says – reply to this

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1st?
bling says – reply to this

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who?? the hell is this? shes hot
WHATE says – reply to this

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Yes, we do know who she is. just because she's not someone you gossip about, doesnt mean people dont know who she is. people also read the news.
nick says – reply to this

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she's HOT
Cryst says – reply to this

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Shes pretty!
robin says – reply to this

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it's not that bad… but i didn't know who she was. haha
rod says – reply to this

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shes still hot! but Jackie-O..please! FIRST!!!
MISS CLEO says – reply to this

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DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO SHE IS TUB OF CHUB?
Prisc says – reply to this

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First suckas!!
Kaye says – reply to this

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It's not amazing, but its not "Blasphemous". It's ok. Better then the fakey, half assed poses Paris Hilton does.
Kathryn says – reply to this

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I may sound ignorant. I had no idea who she was married to last week I found out. I however knew of her as a model. (yawn)
Brand says – reply to this

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Ick! Agreed p-nasty, can't STAND her. Too bad McCain isn't gonna win. She and Cindy could trade plastic surgery stories over state dinners.
prisc says – reply to this

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Fuck you THoma!!!
linny says – reply to this

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I know who she is…she's the slut that got knocked up by Mick Jagger when she was 24 and helped to break up his marriage to Jerry Hall. Now she is married to some president from some country full of rude people. kind of a step down from screwing a rock star but she is older now and not as prety as she used to be!
babs says – reply to this

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Barbara Walters just flew to Paris to do an interview with her. Can't wait to see it.
LettyB says – reply to this

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I LOVE POUTINE!!!!
Julia says – reply to this

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Really? I think she looks elegant.
@v@ says – reply to this

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The echelon that needs to know who Bruni is definitely knows who Bruni is. It's just not your preferred echelon, Perez. World Politickers know.
princessinga says – reply to this

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It's a good thing americans get exposed to something… eh… not american.
Thea says – reply to this

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Okaaay…please tell me you're joking when you say American's don't know who Carla Bruni is…that's pretty sad considering she's the first lady of Franca (and a model and singer!).She is gprgeous and, tbh, waaay cooler than Jackie O - she was awesome, but there really wasn't much to her, was there?
sadie says – reply to this

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ew, nothing close to jackie o.
whaaat says – reply to this

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She is more Jackie O than Michelle Obama
that woman makes my stomach turn..
Meow. says – reply to this

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She looks good, like a Siamese cat.
eden says – reply to this

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OMFG! that pic is horrible! well, she is horrible! the new jackie o? WTF! in france, we don't even like her! she's just a whore and an attention seeker!
Catty says – reply to this

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Well, if they know who the Nicolas Sarkozy is they know who Carla Bruni is, and if they're over the age of…30? they probably know who Carla Bruni is, since she was a huge model, and had a music career in her own right, and dated Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger (I think?) and other A-list celebs in the 90's, so, yeah, Perez!
Misti says – reply to this

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She was the most successful hooker ever to troll the Champs Elysees.
live says – reply to this

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she is a slut.
carla says – reply to this

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carla bruni: she's so hot right now!
Blasphemous: what, are you kidding?
????? says – reply to this

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Ooooh. Riding duds. Do you think she whips Sarkozy with her crop?
Pervo says – reply to this

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She's got her riding outfit on. She could ride and whip me like a rented mule.
paula says – reply to this

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why? because she's not america? get over yourself… she's tres super
joyce says – reply to this

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there's nothing Jackie O about her, thaaaanx!
Alex says – reply to this

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Sorry Perez, I know you americans idolize Jackie O……but she ain't such a HUGE icon you wanna make her out to be.

Jackie had some style….sure….(although i find her sense of style to conservative for my taste) but if you wanna talk about looks…Carla is way prettier.

Talent on the other hand……….neither of them is in my field of expertise sooooo……suffice to say
YaTuS says – reply to this

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Ohhhh Please that cover is insulting to the AMAZING Jackie O… Carla Bruni is an opportunist, during the SHORT courtship I was away in Europe and over there the media is ruthless and they have brought up many many points of what a gold digger she is. She is the close to EXACT face of the President of France's ex-wife … HE in part ALSO gave her the SAME exact ring he had given his ex-wife…. She WILL NEVER do for the country what the President's Ex has done AND REMAINS doing. She just needs to play her position as the 1st lady and stay away from all media and from degrading herself because she SUCKS as an artist!
Ask E says – reply to this

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Read Eric Clapton's biography - he dated her and said she was CRAZY. He was VERY happy when she moved on to Mick Jagger.
meme- says – reply to this

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Not the next Jackie O, for certain — however she is a celeb on the international stage, and I can see why Vanity Fair put her on the cover.
gme says – reply to this

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Believe it or not, there are some Americans who do not live in their own little bubble, but like to know what is happening in the rest of the world. Take your head out of your ass Perez. Carla Bruni IS the new Jackie O.
jamie says – reply to this

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Awesome cover! Most Americans don't know Carla Bruni, and most Americans don't have style. Sorry, Hollywood celebretard, wannabe trash isn't style. Hate to break it to you.
Raf says – reply to this

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Quote: 'Do most Americans even know who Carla Bruni is????'

That says it all about Americans Perez!
K. says – reply to this

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you

really don't know shit.

It's FABULOUS!!!!!

BIG FAN OF THE SUPERMODELS…and i love CARLA….and yea i know about her i'm from CANADA!!!!
UGHti says – reply to this

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God, I hate Perez Hilton and the idiots who post here. It's an absolute disgrace that you went to NYU. Definitely does not help the academic reputation of Tisch.
@v@ says – reply to this

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Re: LettyB – POUTINE!!!… Yes! Yes! Yes! … It's almost better than sex. That, however, is a french Canadian treat, not of France, like Bruni.
brian says – reply to this

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Most Americans are ignorant and don't know anything about what goes on in the world. There is a world outside of the USA and its got a lot more going for it!
laura says – reply to this

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I think you all should brush up on the life of Jackie O…. she was no saint.
Carla's from a country full of rude people? She isn't from america!
I think you Americans cold learn a thing or two from us Europeans.
Rache says – reply to this

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why do you hate her so much? I think she looks good.
jenny says – reply to this

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worst cover ever? please. how long have you been reading vanity fair? two months?
rad says – reply to this

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AMAZING LOVE HER

THE MOST MEMORABLE WOMEN IN HISTORY ARE THE MOST HATED
Ben says – reply to this

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SHE's GREAT!!! She's much more classy than Jackie O!!!
Come on americans, all the world know you have no taste at all!

Please we let burgers to Americans, Let us taking care of Fashion.

Thanks
jeez says – reply to this

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YEAH!
How dare they to NOT put a picture of some skank doing a "oh-oh" pose.
It's disgraceful to us men walking by the newstands!
shoma says – reply to this

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uummmm, she's slouching in a chair and by the scowl on her face it looks like she was put in
time-out. what the hell were they thinking???? and she's not cute!!
AND NEVER WILL SHE BE JACKIE-O.
tana says – reply to this

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Umm…yes….people who are well read and with a bit of culture know who she is. Life's not all about Paris Hilton.
RF says – reply to this

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She's talented, beautiful, and chic. She's the first lady of France. If people don't know who she is, they should be embarassed.
snow says – reply to this

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uh… they just called her the new Jackie O????!! vanity fair must be desperate for readers.
victo says – reply to this

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She is sooooo not the the new Jackie O. She doesn't even compare. Finally, Perez….we agree on something!!!!
KRKRK says – reply to this

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The thing is with Carla, she's too obviously desperate for it. She just comes across as though she's tried too hard, and she doesn't appear to have much charm with it either.
haley says – reply to this

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she's a better "new jackie o" than michelle obama. THAT'S blasphemous!
clara says – reply to this

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FUCK YOU PEREZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT, YOU LIVE IN YOUR LITTLE LOS ANGELES UNIVERSE LIKE NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED.

EUROPEAN CELEBRITIES ARE FAR MORE INTERESTING THAN THE AMERICAN TRASH YOU LOVE TO TALK ABOUT, LIKE YOUR BFF PARIS HILTON.

CARLA BRUNI IS CLASSY, UNLIKE YOUR HOS!!!

YOU FUCKING CUNT!
Arshy says – reply to this

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Never heard of her and to Americans France is just another country. I do not even know who the french president is and i would say about 90% of us don't and before this I wouldnt know if they had a president or a monkey for that matter.
Carol says – reply to this

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hi you all !
I'm french and I must admit that at first I didn't like her because of all her ex boyfriends and steamy affairs. But I heve to say she is doing very well as a first lady.
And she's not with the french president for his money, she's waaaaaaay richer than him. She's the heiress of a very wealthy industrial italian family and she earned tons of money as a supermodel in the 90 an she sold milions of CDs as a singer the last 4 years.
So please, don't talk about what you don't know !
@v@ says – reply to this

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Re: whaaat – Well, Michelle Obama has a brain, and is probably half the reason he is where he is today. That, and the anti-Bush backlash that brought 200,000 mega-relieved and hopeful people to see him speak, lol. Say what you will, but Michelle is straightforward, honest and very. smart. If it were a prerequisite that the first lady be mostly eye candy and Stepford-like, many of the last few presidents would not have been elected; and thank God for that.
D says – reply to this

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Gee, Perez, perhaps this is a good way to let the ignorant folk who DON'T know who she (or more, who Sarkozy) is, know something outside of Lezbot, Nicole Richie, and Brangelina. Carla comes from a noble family and is an accomplished violinist, as well as former top model, and yeah, major groupie

and Jackie O wasn't all that. epitome of a shut up, stand by yo' man Stepford.
Racha says – reply to this

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I've been a fan of Carla Bruni for years now. She's a very sophisticated artist, and I'd like to think more Americans know about her than you'd like to think (music that's not trashy Euro pop? Blasphemous!)

She may not be the next Jackie O, but she's certainly not worth all this negative press. And I'd like to think Graydon Carter can pinpoint an icon more than Perez.
MT says – reply to this

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This article was written by the late Tim Russert's wife. Respect.
ciaoh says – reply to this

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Shes a significant person in Europe with many fans, you will hear lots about her. Russell Brand too will be a big star. Just watch.
Roo says – reply to this

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eh?! she used to be a major model, and is now even more famous as france's first lady! i'll let you into a secret… there is a whole world outside of america! give it a go sometime!
umsrs says – reply to this

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She's wearing equestrian clothing. Y'know..horseback riding stuff.
danny says – reply to this

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Perez…You're ignorance is showing.
hmmm says – reply to this

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Oh my god, are you people serious ????, get an education , Carla Bruni prior to marrying the president of France Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, is heir to a $ Billion fortune. She is French-Italian and an Aristocrat, she was also a super model and one of the highest paid in the 90s, and I can't bare her…
&hearts says – reply to this

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theres nothing wrong with the picture and carlas gorgeous, why the hate?
Rain says – reply to this

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I am an American and know who she is, subscribe to Vanity Fair and think that's a great cover of a beautiful, interesting, stylish woman. She is a person many people are interested in knowing more about. She says what she thinks and in this country, for a politician's wife, it'd make it nearly impossible to have him win. Stepford wives anyone. She's sexually liberated and that's rare to be able to talk about if not to do.
????? says – reply to this

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Bruni's definitely been around the bush. She has to sleep with Sarkozy.
Gazze says – reply to this

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Perez, You know nothing about Carla Bruni. She has done more for physically and mentally challenged children and the Seniors in Europe than you will ever do.She has done it quietly and without fanfare. For someone who talks the talk about disenfranchisement of those who have challenges it is time you walked the walk.

Why you keep putting your your foot in your mouth, I will never understand but you're just being a little bitch for bitch sakes is unbecoming. Your readers deserve better from you.

Here is an open challenge to all Perez readership.

Get him back on track! Celebrity Gossip not Political slams.

I call on all of you to boycott every one of Perez' advertisers until he stops this Political Hate Speech and gets back on track with the stuff we came here for in the first place.
SWF says – reply to this

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i disagree, Perez
lana says – reply to this

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uh.. how do i say this delicately…. she look-a like-a man.
where jackie-o had grace and feminity and elegance, she looks like a horse. lets get her a carrot to nibble on.
RE: B says – reply to this

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God Brian, you must be French. Poor Bastard.
ceci diamond says – reply to this

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i think she's pretty, but the cover photo can be better
flangie nopants says – reply to this

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Firstly, if you're a Vanity Fair reader there's a good chance you'll know who she is. Secondly, it's the international edition (my favorite of the year) so it makes sense to put the most stylish first lady in the world on the cover. Thirdly, if most American's don't even know who Carla Bruni is why were you posting about her when she first got engaged to Sarkozy?
MP says – reply to this

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She was a model…she should know how to take a better picture than the one displayed on the Vanity Fair cover. She's no Jackie O.
Mona says – reply to this

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Dumb/fat/lard a#@ - Perez.
She's probably on the cover because the article was written by Maureen Orth, the recent widow of Tim Russert…which is also why the Today Show did a spot on this very article. Do your readers really have to educate you? This is YOUR job!! Dimwit.
sixsm says – reply to this

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I normally try to avoid making comments on such banality, but I really cant take this one. Are Americans so ethnocentric and lacking currency in world affairs that they shouldn't know who the first lady of France is? Contrary to popular belief, America is not the center of the universe and further she is quite striking and the cover is FIERCE! I mean damn, your nom de plume is "Paris" and you're a queen. You certanly should know who she is, s'il vous plait!
Anon says – reply to this

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Yes I know who Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is and no I do not care about her. The British press certainly seem smitten with her, though. Don't know why?
Lady_ says – reply to this

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I have to agree with many on here… I think it is nice change than fucking Miley Cyrus or Miss Lohan. Vanity Fair tends to have a more well rounded and exposed reader than lets say …Tiger Beat. I find the cover tasteful and refreshing…
Missy says – reply to this

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I agree and disagree: I do not think Carla is the "new Jackie O," but that is because she has her own style. Her style is tasteful, classic, and contemporary all at the same time, which is quite a feat. Besides she looks amazing and is a timeless beauty. I like the riding motif! And btw I am sure that's not what she wears on a daily basis… she was obviously styled for the photo shoot. Duh.

And yes, Americans do know who she is… not all of us are completely self-absorbed.
lana says – reply to this

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Re: Gazze –
if she had done all that, then wow, she's quite amazing. but she still looks horse-like.
LettyB says – reply to this

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Re: @v@ – I KNOW, I AM CANADIAN YOU KNOW! JUST THOUGHT IS WAS FUNNY!!
Mange says – reply to this

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I think Michelle Obama would be more fun to have lunch with than Jackie O. Jackie wouldn't be caught doing the hand jab. Michelle is real. She probably does the Macarena at weddings.
Ameri says – reply to this

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Not every American is as dumb as you Perez.
Some of us actually care about international affairs.
Don't judge America based on this idiot.
Thanks
wiseo says – reply to this

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i must say, its a nice cover. she isn't the next Princess Di, thats for sure, but yeah she can make it to Jackie O.. she looks very serene in the cover (although i heard her personality isn't) .. she may have started out on the wrong step.. but give her a break guys..

having her hair down makes her look informal, matches the theme on the cover.. LOVE HER BOOTS! nice earth colors.. she's HOT
nay says – reply to this

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ummmm yea who is she?????