Gorbachev is the New Face of Vuitton

No, this one is not a joke. The New York Times reported on Thursday that Louis Vuitton has added Mikhail S. Gorbachev to its spokesmodel roster. That's right, the last president of the Soviet Union -- as photographed by Annie Leibovitz -- is joining a very sexy Scarlett Johansson for...

No, this one is not a joke. The New York Times reported on Thursday that Louis Vuitton has added Mikhail S. Gorbachev to its spokesmodel roster. That’s right, the last president of the Soviet Union — as photographed by Annie Leibovitz — is joining a very sexy Scarlett Johansson for the fall campaign. Certainly its a Herculean leap up after Gorby’s Pizza Hut commercials.

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