Ángela Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta (born 8 April 1998) is an Ecuadorian businesswoman, nutritionist, and social media influencer[1][2] who is the current first lady of Ecuador since 2023 as the wife of President Daniel Noboa.[3]
Lavinia Valbonesi | |
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 Valbonesi in 2024 | |
| First Lady of Ecuador | |
| Assumed role 23 November 2023 | |
| President | Daniel Noboa |
| Preceded by | María de Lourdes Alcívar Crespo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ángela Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta 8 April 1998 Chone, Ecuador |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Carondelet Palace |
| Education | Liceo Panamericano |
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A nutritionist, Valbonesi owns a healthy dining establishment, fitness center and has specialized in healthier diets and weight loss.[4][5] She has also gained a large social media following on Instagram and TikTok, amassing over 338,000 and nearly 620,000 followers respectively.[6]
Early life
editValbonesi was born Ángela Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta on 8 April 1998 in Chone, Ecuador, daughter of Furio Valbonesi (1953-2024)[7][8] and Gloria Acosta an Ecuadorian mother (b. January 16, 1968),[9][10][1] is the daughter in-law of the former ecuadorian presidential candidate Álvaro Noboa and his wife Anabella Azín.[11] She was raised in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.[6] She studied at the Liceo Panamericano. She specializes in nutrition and is a nutritionist coach and personal trainer.[10] Valbonesi stated that when she was 15 years old, she had body image issues until she attended a fitness conference in Australia in 2015.[3]
Valbonesi maintains a fitness center in Tampa, Florida.[4] Valbonesi is the owner of a healthy dining establishment, Green Deli, located in Guayaquil.[12] As a nutritionist, she specializes in weight loss, body composition, bodybuilding and composing healthy diets for patients.[5]
Aside from her nutritionist career, she had garnered a large online following with over 858,000 Instagram followers and 209,000 on TikTok followers.[6] She began her social media career in 2014 at the age of 16.[4] At first, her social media posts focused on her personal life, modeling and her lifestyle, however she soon began focusing on nutrition and fitness.[4] She has also modeled for several beauty care brands such as Herbal Essences.[12]
First Lady of Ecuador
edit2023 general election
editDuring the 2023 Ecuadorian presidential elections, she accompanied her husband Daniel Noboa during the campaign trail.[13] In August 2023, when her husband came in second place and advanced to the run-off, Valbonesi was the most searched person on Google in the country.[3] Valbonesi utilized her social media status to influence Noboa's campaign with the younger voters and boosted his image.[6] She remained popular through her fashion style during the campaign trail.[12] Her clothing choice of wearing white was noted during the election cycle, even wearing a white bulletproof vest during campaign events.[14][3]
In the weeks leading to the run-off election, supporters of Noboa began promoting the idea of Valbonesi becoming first lady rather than her husband becoming president.[14] Her Guayaquil-based restaurant Green Deli, began selling the 'First Lady Smoothie' before the run-off election.[14]
On 15 October 2023, Noboa was elected president, making Valbonesi the first lady-designate of the country.[13] She is the country's youngest first lady at the age of 25.[13]
Tenure
editValbonesi became first lady of Ecuador when her husband was inaugurated president on 23 November 2023.[15] She has said that one of her first initiatives as first lady is to provide assistance to single mothers in the country.[5]
Personal life
editIn 2019, she met Daniel Noboa when he hired her as his personal nutritionist to lose weight while he was married.[4][12][16] They were married on 28 August 2021.[17] They have two sons.[18][19]
In an interview with Radio Centro, Valbonesi expressed her "horror" when Noboa shifted from his business career to politics when he ran for the National Assembly in the 2021 election.[5] However, she quickly shifted her attitude after joining Noboa on the campaign trail.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lavinia Valbonesi, la influencer de 25 años que se ha convertido en primera dama de Ecuador" (in Spanish). La Razon. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Nutrizionista, modella e influencer: di origini italiane la First Lady in Ecuador" (in Italian). MSN. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Lavinia Valbonesi de Noboa: entre lo más buscado en Google" (in Spanish). Diario Expreso. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "¿Quién es Lavinia Valbonesi, la futura primera dama de Ecuador?". CNN. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Quien es Lavinia Valbonesi, la futura primera dama de Ecuador". KESQ. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Ángela Valbonesi: The Influencer Poised to Become Ecuador's First Lady". MSN. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "¿Quién fue Furio Valbonesi, padre de Lavinia Valbonesi, la primera dama de Ecuador?" (in Spanish). El Mercurio Ecuador. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Ha fallecido Furio Valbonesi, padre de la primera dama Lavinia Valbonesi" (in Spanish). El Universo.com. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Furio Noboa, el hijo de Daniel y Lavinia, nació el mismo día que su abuela materna" (in Spanish). Expreso.ec. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Quién es Lavinia Valbonesi, la esposa de Daniel Noboa que podría convertirse en la primera dama de Ecuador" (in Spanish). Infobae. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Lavinia Valbonesi publica foto de su hijo mayor junto a sus abuelos, Álvaro Noboa y Annabella Azín" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Así es Lavinia Valbonesi, la 'influencer' de 25 años que se convertirá en la primera dama de Ecuador" (in Spanish). El Espanol. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b c AFP (16 October 2023). "Daniel Noboa se convierte en el presidente más joven de Ecuador". Expansión (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Camiseta de Lavinia Valbonesi, furor en las votaciones como el muñeco de cartón de Daniel Noboa" (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Noboa elected Ecuador's youngest president". BBC. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Ella es Lavinia, la esposa del candidato presidencial Daniel Noboa Azín". El Universo (in Spanish). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "La 'influencer' Lavinia Valbonesi comparte su felicidad en las redes; se casó con el asambleísta Daniel Noboa". El Universo (in Spanish). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "¿Quién es Daniel Noboa?". El Comercio. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Nació Furio Noboa Valbonesi, el hijo menor del presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa" (in Spanish). El Universo. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
