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French President Ties Knot with Model

By Eleanor Beardsley
Published February 2, 2008 at 1:00 PM PST
This story was published more than 17 years ago.
The entrance to the Elysee Palace, where French President Nicolas Sarkozy married Carla Bruni on Saturday in Paris.
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The entrance to the Elysee Palace, where French President Nicolas Sarkozy married Carla Bruni on Saturday in Paris.

Ooh-la-la! The president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, marries supermodel/singer-songwriter Carla Bruni on Saturday, ending weeks of speculation. The wedding took place less than four months after he ended his marriage with wife No. 2.

Eleanor Beardsley gets reaction on the streets of Paris.

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Eleanor Beardsley
Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has steadily worked her way to becoming an integral part of the NPR Europe reporting team.
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