Every woman has her little secrets and weaknesses. However, concealing them becomes a particularly delicate matter when the whole nation watches your every step.

Axar.az presents with Brightside.

Jacqueline Kennedy
USA

Back in the days of Kennedy’s presidency, smoking used to be a very common habit among women. Nevertheless, this wasn’t something that society approved of.
That is why Jackie Kennedy’s passion for smoking was meticulously concealed. Even the photographers closely associated with the White House were strictly forbidden to take pictures of the First Lady with a "nicotine stick" between her fingers.

Princess Diana
England

To this day, many believe Princess Diana, the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, to have been perfection itself. Only a small percentage of people are aware of the fact that this beautiful woman had very strong misgivings about her body.
Diana used to suffer from bulimia, which has since become known as the Princess’s “secret disease“ and the ”Diana effect."

Carla Bruni
France

Carla Bruni is the wife of the 23rd President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy. Their romance developed at a breathtakingly swift pace, and their wedding took place soon after the pair first met.
Subsequently, however, Carla admitted she would prefer polygamy to traditional marriage. According to her interviews, the ex-First Lady is fond of enjoying attention from several admirers at once, and her love for one particular person lasts no longer than 3 weeks.

Queen Rania Al Abdullah
Jordan

Rania is the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan. She always looks utterly charming and behaves according to her status.
But Rania has one weakness which rarely gets mentioned in the press: she adores wearing golden shoes decorated with precious stones. The weight of an average pair of such shoes approaches 0.9 lbs, but the Queen is apparently unperturbed by the inconveniences.

Nancy Reagan
USA

One of the closest life-long advisers to the 40th US President, Ronald Reagan, was his wife, Nancy. She became even more concerned about her husband’s well-being after an assassination attempt on his life in 1981.
What few people knew is that Nancy herself used to "consult with the cosmos" before giving advice to the President. The First Lady was fascinated by astrology and regularly visited her personal stargazer.