Born : 23rd December, 1968, Turin, Italy.
Made the BusinessAges list of the 20 highest paid models in 1998.
At age 19, Carla dropped out of the University of Paris to become a full time model.
Carla has appeared in print ads for Caractere, Cesare Paciotti, Christian Dior, Givenchy, L'Oreal, MaxMara, Morgan, Escada Couture, Giorgio Grati, and Suzuki.
She has appeared in fashion shows for Christian Dior, Paco Rabanne, Chanel, Givenchy, ohn Galliano and Yves Saint Laurent.
On Friday, 11 April 2008, it was confirmed that a 1993 nude photograph of Bruni had been auctioned for US$91,000 (£46,098) - more than 60 times the expected price.