Lawyers for Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, have filed a complaint against a company for selling a bag featuring a nude image of her.

The bags show the naked Ms Bruni which says "My boyfriend should have bought me Pardon."

The image, which was shot for a campaign against Aids in 1993. No permission was given by Carla Bruni to reproduce them.

The bag company Pardon's owner Peter Mertes says that it has withdrawn the bags from market.

The original print of the picture taken by Swiss-born fashion photographer Michel Comte fetched $91,000 at an auction this year.

Source: BBC