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Callista Gingrich

Much has already been written about the third Mrs. Newt Gingrich's style. Dr. Baumgartner frames it in terms of perfectionism. In contrast to Newt's casual comfort on the national stage, "It's not his first time at the circus," whereas she "never seems relaxed," Dr. B notes. Her tight control of her overall look suggests a fierce determination to deflect criticism, Dr. B says, as in "'at least you can't say I'm messy', but of course it backfires, and that is what she's taken to task for." Callista Gingrich, 45, has a history of high achievement — "top of her class, valedictorian, magna cum laude — that ultra perfectionism is reflected in her fashion sensibility, but it may mask an insecurity," Dr. Baumgartner suggests. Real Housewives of...? "New York." But an avid Real Housewives watcher friend says no, "She is totally Camille Grammer!" she insists.