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Hillary Clinton Loses Her Shoe, Saved by French President Nicolas Sarkozy

by Erin Donnelly (Subscribe to Erin Donnelly's posts)
Posted Jan 29th 2010 at 3:35PM  
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Hillary Clinton tripping stairs shoe and Nicolas Sarkozy

Clinton loses her footing, only to be saved by Nicolas Sarkozy. Photo: AP

Hill, meet heels.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton nearly became the political version of runway roadkill today when she accidentally stepped out of her black kitten-heel pumps, the Daily Mail reports.

Thankfully, she had a knight in shining armor (well, a nice suit) to stop her from doing a total face plant, and it was none other than French President Nicolas Sarkozy!

(Tripping in front of the flawlessly chic Carla Bruni's husband? Quelle horreur!)

The diplomatic incident occurred on the steps of Paris' Elysee Palace, where Clinton was reportedly meeting with French politicans to discuss European security policies.

Zzzzzzzzz. Thank goodness Clinton's stumble livened things up.

On the other hand, we now owe France Jerry Lewis and the Statue of Liberty as a sign of gratitude.

Meanwhile, check out this male model's fall at the Vivienne Westwood show.

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William Bischoff, 2-01-2010, 11:04AM

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How do you know that Hillary "tripped"? It looks as if she is being offered a gentlemanly "arm", on which to lean, as she steps up the stairs. The back of her shoe is coming off her foot a little. That happens to a lot of women when they take a step "up" on stairs or into, and out of, cars. I believe it happens because women who do a "lot" of walking, wear shoes which are a little large to accommodate often swollen feet. It has happened to my wife a few times, and she didn't "trip".

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msharvie, 2-01-2010, 2:32PM

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And how long is AOL going to carry this non news on their site! JEEEZ!

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ErinBliss, 2-01-2010, 5:23PM

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Why are all these fluff pieces being written by women named Erin? I'm really insulted! I am intelligent, mature and I don't give a damn about stupid pieces like this one and the toilet seat cover quandry.
I like Mrs. Clinton and I'm glad she didn't get hurt but I'd rather be reading about what the meeting covered and how it's going to effect our country in general and me in particular. Plus I think this Erin is a bit overly dramatic because Mrs. Clinton might have stepped out of her shoe but she didn't look like she was going to do a face plant.
As to the toilet seat cover, it's warmer than sitting on the lid!

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JL, 5-24-2012, 7:13PM

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JL

I can't lie I'd play footsie with Hilary's silky hosed tootsies under the table at a dinner party.

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