● Megan Fox, like Lindsay Lohan, has a Marilyn Monroe obsession (see Fox’s Marilyn tat) and fears that she will meet the same tragic end, adding she has “’bouts of schizophrenia.” [Yahoo]
● There’s at least one reason to tune into this year’s MTV Video Music Awards: the Twilight gods will bless the ceremony with an exclusive New Moon trailer. [MTV]
● Naomi Campbell is looking to start a catfight with PETA. Fifteen years ago the model posed for PETA’s “I’d rather go naked” campaign, but now Campbell is back to hawking fur coats for designer Dennis Basso. [AdFreak]

You can take the First Lady out of America, but you can’t take American designers off the First Lady. Michelle Obama is probably well past her first meeting with the Queen of England at this point, and, while photos of what she wore to tea with Queen Liz haven’t surfaced yet, rest assured she’s wearing something American-made. Mrs. Obama is in London accompanying her husband as he greets the G-20 summit; her wardrobe choices thus far have only solidified the fact that her style doesn’t change whether she’s in Washington or across the pond. For the flight over the Atlantic in Air Force One yesterday, Mrs. Obama donned a dress and coat from First Lady designer favorites Thakoon and Michael Kors, respectively. Then, for her descent into London post-sunset, she changed into a vibrant yellow Jason Wu dress. This morning, it was back to J.Crew; Mrs. O slipped on a sparkly cardigan and an understated jacquard pencil skirt from the retailer for afternoon meetings with Britain’s First Lady, Sarah Brown.

● First lady Carla Bruni is suing mad at clothes company Pardon, who are releasing a bag where the singer and French First Lady appears nude. [British Vogue]
● The artwork for Grace Jones' latest album, Hurricane, features life-size versions of the singer made of chocolate. [CR]
● The American Film Institute has released their picks of the best movies and TV shows of the year. Topping the list are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Breaking Bad. [AFI]

It’s no secret that France’s first lady, Carla Bruni, is no slouch when it comes to fashion. The former model is more often than not photographed wearing garb from local fashion house like Dior and Hermes. And she’s likewise been credited with vastly improving the style of her hubby, French president Nicolas Sarkozy. But with a new handbag sourced in South Africa, Bruni is making a fashion statement that’s both stylish and socially conscious.

That's the auction price fetched by a 1993 photograph of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, in case you were wondering. The photo -- estimated as worth $4,000 pre-auction -- "was bought by an anonymous bidder on behalf of a collector." For more, bounce over to our profile of Carla Bruni from the April issue of BlackBook.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy -- the newly minted wife to French president Nicolas Sarkozy -- is visiting the UK today along with her husband. Coincidentally, London-based auction house Christie's announced that, in April, they would be auctioning off a nude photo of the first lady of France. The photo, taken in 1993 by photographer Michel Comte, is estimated at $3,000 to $4,000 in value. For more on the lady in question before her marriage to Sarkozy, check out our interview with Carla Bruni in the April issue of BlackBook.

Mega-supermodel, breathy chanteuse, and now First Lady of France? Tongues are wagging.

Finding quiet and stillness in the world today is very difficult,” lamented Carla Bruni, referring to her second album, No Promises—a thing of hushed beauty itself, as it sets poetic verse to music. “But in poetry, you can find that quietness; it’s very simple.” A simple moment of peace must seem like a pipe dream these days for the current First Lady of France, what with the world’s eyes trained on her and President “Bling-Bling” Nicolas Sarkozy, 53. As it is, she’s got the likes of Barbara Walters knocking down her door, desperate to get that most coveted of “gets,” and scandalmongering writers digging around the City of Light for pull-quote pay dirt.