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Subscribe to RSSThe current First Lady of France, Valerie Trierweiler, and the former, Carla Bruni, captivated the world. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.
New French President Francois Hollande and his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy have one thing in common that everybody is talking about: their glamorous significant others.
NBC News' Jim Maceda reports from Paris.
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