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The above 04 January 2011 front page of Diario de Sao Paulo says of the "muses of the Dilma era": "Not only the beautiful Marcela [in full body shot], wife of [Brazil Vice President] Michel Temer, who shines in Brasilia. The Congress has its beauties too. ... Marcela stole the show [i.e., the inauguration of Dilma]." |
Blonde Marcela Temer is 27 years old, a former model and beauty queen, and a law school graduate. She happens to be the wife of Michel Temer, Vice President of Brazil, who is 70 years old.
According to Reuters, they met seven years ago at an event in her hometown in Sao Paulo state. She asked him for a photo; in return, he asked for her phone number. They got married in 2003, and they have a son.
"Marcela stole the show," said the Diario de Sao Paulo (above). With her glamorous looks and fashion style, she easily grabbed the headlines from Dilma Rousseff during her inauguration as first female president of Brazil last Saturday, 01 January. According to BBC News, one paper compared her to a "Roman goddess" during the event. Marcela has also become a hot topic in the social networks like Twitter.
She has also been called the Carla Bruni of Brazil. Carla, a model and songwriter, is the third wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. She was 41 when she married Sarkozy in February 2008. There's just 12 years age difference between them compared to the Temer's 43!
Global Post says the age difference and the Carla tag don't bother the Temers.
Marcela is reported to have said, "Age is not an obstacle in our case. It's like Michel was 30 years old. It's funny to say, but it's true." Regarding the Carla tag, Michel said of his wife, "[She] is discreet ..."
Our interest on Marcela Temer (and Carla Bruni) has something to do with the bachelor president of the Philippines, Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (PNoy for short) who's turning 51 this February.
PNoy has had a string of short-term courtships with celebrities (TV hosts, politician, stylist, and lately a businesswoman) and can probably do a Michel Temer/Nicolas Sarkozy during his 6-year watch.
PNoy may have to engage his sisters, their family's elite social circle and media friends to scout for a Marcela Temer (model/beauty queen/lawyer) or a Carla Bruni (pedigreed model and music artist) for him. He can't keep the presidential residence Pag-asa (Hope) a batchelor's pad for long with only a nanny and the security attending to his needs. He definitely needs someone to share his love for music, someone to keep him company in his den full of his collection of music CDs.
Sources:
1. BBC News. (2011, Jan 03). Marcele Temer 'steals show' at Brazil inauguration. BBC News Latin America & Caribbean Online. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12108745
2. Huntington Post, The. (2011, Jan 03). Marcela Temer, Brazil's 27-Year-Old Second Lady, Makes Headlines. The Huntington Post Online. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/marcela-temer-brazil_n_803592.html
3. News Desk--Global Post Editors. (2011, Jan 04). Marcela Temer: Brazil's Carla Bruni? GlobalPost Online. Retrieved from http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/brazil/110104/marcela-temer-brazils-carla-bruni
4. Reuters Life!. (2011, Jan 03). In new Brazil government, ex-model steals the show. Reuters US Edition Online. Retrieved from http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7021XG20110103
5. Carla Bruni & Nicolas Sarkozy from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Bruni and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy, respectively.
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