Carla 'too busy' to attend Valentino's show?
AP
Paris: Italian designer Valentino said former top model Carla Bruni is "too busy" to attend his last fashion show, according to media reports.
Valentino told Italian daily
La Stampa he wanted Carla, who is dating French President Nicolas Sarkozy, to join the ranks of other supermodels at his haute couture display in Paris, but she declined. "I tried to get her, but no luck, she's too busy at this time," Valentino told
La Stamps .
Media reports have claimed that Sarkozy and Carla might already have married in secret, while others claim a wedding is imminent. Both have remained coy about their plans, with Sarkozy telling reporters earlier this month that they might only find out about the nuptials after they had happened.
Valentino said he thinks Carla has the right stuff to become France's first lady. "She's a beautiful woman, right for the Elysee" presidential palace, Valentino told
La Stampa . "She has all the qualities of a first lady."
Valentino, whose signature flaming red couture gowns have graced royalty, Hollywood stars and the international jet set for 45 years, announced his retirement in September.
Alessandra Facchinetti, the former designer of Gucci women's ready-to-wear, has been appointed to replace him. Models expected to attend Valentino's last show include Eva Herzigova, Claudia Schiffer, Nadja Auermann, Karen Mulder and Karolina Kurkova.
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