$90,000? REALLY?

The picture above shows Carla Bruni, the French First Lady, outside in a bikini. The pictures below are the opposite of that.  And yesterday, the first one, a nude taken in 1993, sold for 90,000 dollars at an auction in New York.  The Sun UK says…

The image of President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife was taken by photographer Michel Comte 15 years ago and shows a younger, nude Ms Bruni facing the camera with her hands crossed at her waist.A buyer for a Chinese art collector yesterday bought the black-and-white 1993 photo for $91,000 – more than 22 times its estimate of £1,500 to £2,000, auction house Christies said.The Italian supermodel turned singer was described as “a very popular visitor to Britain” by Prime Minister Gordon Brown following a two-day state visit that aimed to strengthen the British ties with France last month.

90,000 dollars seems like a lot for a naked picture.  This Chinese guy takes his jacking-off pretty seriously.   Kudos to you, sir.