Christine Lagarde, France’s finance minister, pauses during a news conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on Friday, June 10, 2011. Lagarde, who has taken her campaign to head the International Monetary Fund to India and China while keeping her fans posted on Twitter, may be poised to defeat her main rival, Agustin Carstens. Photographer: Mario Proenca/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Christine Lagarde