Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to return to modelling with Bulgari campaign The wife of the former French President, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has reportedly been photographed by Terry Richardson. With the constraints of the Elysee Palace firmly behind her, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has dabbled with music once more but now she's going back to her first career: modelling. The 45-year-old former French lady, who married ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008, has been picked by Bulgari to front its haute joaillerie ad campaign, according to WWD. Insiders say that the mother-of-two was photographed by Terry Richardson in Rome this week in what will be her first campaign for the Roman jeweller, who made headlines last week after being accused of tax evasion for the second time in three months. READ: Bulgari deny further tax evasion accusations Italian-born Bruni enjoyed a lucrative career as a high-end model, spotted aged 19, she was a regular on the Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino and Versace catwalks during the 1990s. Quitting modelling for music in 1997, she recorded several albums and in 2011 accpeted a small role in Woody Allen's film Midnight in Paris . Last year she was invited by Vogue Paris editor Emmanuelle Alt to guest edit the magazine's December 2012/January 2013 issue. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy modelling for Escada (left) and Yves Saint Laurent in 1996 and 1997. Photos: EPA/ Reuters