NICOLAS SARKOZY - NUDE BRUNI SNAP SOLD FOR $91,000

NUDE BRUNI SNAP SOLD FOR $91,000

A topless picture of French president NICOLAS SARKOZY's wife CARLA BRUNI has sold at action for $91,000 (GBP45,000).
The model-turned-French first lady was the centre of a furious bidding war at New York auction house Christie's on Thursday (10Apr08) when a bare-breasted portrait of Bruni went on sale.
The 1993 glamour shot of Bruni by photographer Michel Comte was initially expected to draw $3,000 (GBP1,500) - but was finally won by an anonymous Chinese investor.
But the picture couldn't compete with Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen or Brigitte Bardot - their nude images were sold for $193,000 (GBP96,000) and $181,000 (GBP90,000) respectively.