Carla Bruni

• June, 1991: Mainstream news outlets publish reports in New York tabloids that Donald Trump had dumped Marla Maples and begun dating Italian supermodel Carla Bruni. “It looks like Marla Maples' dreams of becoming the next Mrs. Donald Trump are rapidly fading. That is, if the New York tabloids can be believed. They are reporting that he has told Maples, the other woman in his split with wife Ivana, to pack her bags and move on. The financially embattled developer is seeing an Italian model, Carla Bruni, a former girlfriend of rock stars Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton. According to Trump aide Norma Foerderer, all it means is that her boss is playing the field. Foerderer denied that Trump told the pneumatic Marla to pack her bags. ‘I think ... he's not leaving Marla for this other woman, I think it was just too much too soon.’” (Washington Post, June 27, 1991)
• Reports that Donald Trump was dating Carla Bruni were attributed to an anonymous source described as “very very close to Trump.” “Casting her aside like an old pair of Guccis during last weekend's first anniversary celebration of his Taj Mahal casino, The Donald abruptly informed Georgia Peach Marla Maples that 1. He's not ready for a commitment. 2. He feels too much residual Ivana pain. 3. He needs space. 4. Er, ahem, Marla, meet Carla. Trump and Maples ‘sources’ -- one deliciously described as ‘very, very close to Trump’ -- have confirmed that The Donald has decided to pursue other ritualistic mating opportunities, among them Italian model Carla Bruni, the Sicilian Sizzler, upon whose wall also hang the twanged heartstrings of rocker Eric Clapton.” (Miami Herald, June 27, 1991)