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Those Prudish French

by @ 3:55 pm on August 11, 2006.

First it was the crackdown on revealing swimwear in Paris, now the French are apparently upset about photographs of a leading politician in a bikini:

PARIS, France (Reuters) — Paparazzi photographs of Socialist presidential hopeful Segolene Royal in a turquoise bikini have raised eyebrows in France and underlined the spread of celebrity culture into France’s traditionally sober political coverage.

This week’s edition of celebrity magazine Closer included a cover picture of Royal on holiday in a bathing suit, cap and sunglasses as part of a survey of “50 stars at the beach.”

Its rival VSD followed up with a similar photo of Royal juxtaposed with a picture of Nicolas Sarkozy, the conservative she may well face in next year’s presidential election, jogging on the beach over the headline: “Duel in the sun.”

Germans who hate war. French people who hate revealing clothing. The world is truly getting weird

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2 Responses to “Those Prudish French”

  1. Freddie Says:

    For a lady of a certain age, she’s not bad!

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