The Right-winger known simply as NKM tells Henry Samuel why she wants to be mayor of Paris and bring a new sparkle to the City of Light.
The French Right's brightest hope to reclaim Paris after a dozen years of Socialist rule wants to woo back London's burgeoning Gallic population by making the City of Light Europe's cutting-edge, family-friendly "place to be".
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, 39, warned that Paris must reclaim its "historical role of leading the way" if it wants to stop the "gap widening" with London.