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First Lady
First Lady[1] is the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state. It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime minister's (or ministerial) consort.[2][3]
It has become commonplace in the United States for the title of "First Lady" to be bestowed on women, as a term of endearment, who have proven themselves to be of exceptional talent, even if that talent is non-political.
Veronica Lario
Spouse of Italian prime minister
Veronica Lario is a former Italian actress, currently the wife of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi,
As the wife of the Italian premier, Veronica Lario has chosen to maintain a low public profile. She has avoided most public events and meetings and she seldom accompanies her husband Silvio Berlusconi at official meetings.
In April 2009 she once more published an open letter, criticising her husband for consorting with young ladies[6] and defining his chosen candidates for the European Parliament as "shameless rubbish".
Carla Bruni
First Lady of the French Republic
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy[1] is an Italo-French songwriter, singer, actress, and former model. She has been married to Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the French Republic
Bruni signed with City Models at age 19.[4]
By the 1990s, Bruni was among the 20 highest-paid fashion models, earning $7.5 million a year.
In 1997, Bruni quit the world of fashion to devote herself to music.[3]
Bruni met the recently divorced French president in November 2007 at a dinner party.[67] After a brief romance they married on 2 February 2008
Michelle Obama
First Lady of the United States
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Obama attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School before returning to Chicago and to work at a law firm where she met her future husband. In 2011 Forbes Magazine named Michelle Obama the most powerful woman in the world in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
As the wife of a Senator, and later the First Lady, she has become a fashion icon and role model for women, and an advocate for poverty awareness and healthy eating.[1][2]
Svetlana Medvedeva
First Lady of Russia
Svetlana Linnik was born into a military family She was the youngest daughter of her parents.
Medvedeva became First Lady when her husband, Dmitry Medvedev, took over as president following his victory in Russian Presidential elections on 7 May 2008. In the same year, she headed the initiative for the institution of Family Day in Russia. She has already caused something of a media frenzy even though she shies away from photographers and rarely gives interviews.[3]
Samantha Cameron
Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Samantha Gwendoline Cameron is a British business executive and wife of David Cameron, the current Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[2][3][4]
Until 13 May 2010 she was the creative director of Smythson of Bond Street, a stationery firm. She took on a part time consultancy role within the firm after David Cameron became Prime Minister.
Two days after her husband became Prime Minister, she announced she was stepping down from her full time role to take on a consultancy role within Smythson's for two days a week. She said that choice was hers alone and had been made after she discovered she was pregnant again。