30 Jun 2009, 1501 hrs IST

Steamy shots of French First lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy have been unearthed which show the stunner in lacy lingerie - before she became the Next big thing in the modeling industry.

The sexy snaps were taken in 1989 for clothes giant Next's mail order catalogue, reports The Sun.

The pics have been unearthed from the High Street chain's archives as Next celebrates its 21st anniversary.

Other models who made it big after appearing in Next Directory include Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, and Linda Evangelista.

Next's Natalie Pead said: "We have consistently discovered modelling's future superstars.

"Our shrewd judgment has helped kick-start the careers of a succession of supermodels."

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