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
August 11th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
For a lady of a certain age, she’s not bad!
November 17th, 2006 at 12:55 am
[...] Back in August, I noted the controversy in France over paparazzi photos of Socialist politician S?gol?ne Royal in a bikini on the French Riveria. Now, it appears that Royal’s fellow Socialists have decided that sex sells: PARIS, Nov. 17 — Riding a wave of popular disgust with France’s political status quo, S?gol?ne Royal on Thursday used an Internet-fueled, personality-driven campaign to capture the Socialist Party’s nomination for president and boost her bid to become France’s first female head of state. [...]