Voila! Sarkozy’s fit for publication
A small ring of flab around French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s middle mysteriously disappeared when the weekly Paris Match published photos of him in a swimsuit.
The original photos of Sarkozy canoeing with his son Louis on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., first appeared this month in the French press, complete with his poignees d’amour, or love handles. Paris Match published the touched-up version Aug. 9.
Sarkozy’s office said it had nothing to do with the change.
The owner of the magazine, Arnaud Lagardere, is a friend of Sarkozy’s.
Paris Match said it had retouched the photos because “the position of the boat exaggerated this protuberance.”
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