Designer golf bags, crystal statues and a $450 bathrobe: Sarkozy and Carla gave Obama and Michelle $40,000 worth of gifts in just one year

List of gifts given to Obama by foreign governments in 2011 revealed

Former French President renowned for extravagant lifestyle



Former French President and pop singer wife Carla Bruni gave America's first couple more than $40,000 worth of gifts in a single year, it emerged today.

Presents included a designer Hermes golf bag and Baccarat crystal statuettes of players, according to newly released records.

The incredible generosity will not only further the Sarkozy's Bling-Bling reputation, but confirm that he presided over one of the most spendthrift presidencies in French history.

Making friends: Barack and Michelle Obama with then French President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni in 2009. The French couple were known for their extravagant spending