Even First Ladies have their secrets: 10 intriguing stories

Following stories will show you that every woman has something to hide. Do you want to know more? Broaden your worldview with these amazing facts!

These women were always followed by paparazzi, thus it was difficult to conceal their weaknesses.

Jacqueline Kennedy, USA.

Smoking was Jackie Kennedy's vice. Though many women of that time smoked, the society barely approved it. This is why it was strictly forbidden to take photos of the First Lady with a cigarette.

Princess Diana, England.

The first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, was believed to be a perfect woman. However, a few people knew that Diana had complexes connected with her body condition.
Princess Diana suffered from bulimia which consequently was called "Diana's effect".

Mary Todd Lincoln, USA.

Mary Todd Lincoln was always rich, as a result, she couldn't effectively manage money. She was even involved in a great scandal for misusing money intended for the needs of the Army.

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Imelda Marcos, Philippines.

Imelda Marcos was the widow of the 10th President of Philippines. She became obsessed with shopping as she got unsupervised access to the nation's budget.
Her biggest obsession were shoes: more than 1000 pairs of shoes were found at her apartments in the presidential house.

Nancy Reagan, USA.

Nancy was one of the closest advisers to her husband, Ronald Reagan. She cared for him a lot.
The thing is that she was obsessed by astrology, had her own stargazer and regularly "consulted with the cosmos".

Helen Taft, USA.

She was the wife of William Howard Taft, the US President. Despite of the ban on the sale of alcohol, she attended parties with a huge amount of punch and champagne. Besides, she didn't prevent violations of the law by booze dealers.

Carla Bruni, France.

Carla Bruni is the wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, the 23rd President of France. According to Carla's interview, she prefers polygamy to traditional marriage. More than that, she admitted that her love to one particular person lasts no longer than three weeks.

Rachel Jackson, USA.

She was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the 7th US President. During the presidential elections it turned out that Rachel Domain had more than one husband. Being married to Andrew Jackson, she never divorced Lewis Robards, her first husband.

Bernadette Chirac, France.

Bernadette is the wife of the former President of France. She concealed the fact that her husband tended to have illicit affairs. She pretended that everything was OK for a long time. However, this secret finally became a public knowledge.

Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Jordan.

The Queen loves golden shoes, adorned with precious stones. Thus they become quite heavy, but Rania Al Abdullah doesn't care for this little inconvenience.

Did you know any of these facts? Let's know if you changed your opinion about the First Ladies listed above!