Lavinia Valbonesi
Valbonesi in 2023
First Lady of Ecuador
Assumed role
23 November 2023
PresidentDaniel Noboa
Preceded byMaría de Lourdes Alcívar Crespo
Personal details
Born
Ángela Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta

(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998
Chone, Ecuador
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Children2
ResidenceCarondelet Palace
EducationPan American High School
Occupation
  • Nutritionist
  • businesswoman
  • social media influencer

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]

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 210,000 followers respectively.[6]

Early life

Valbonesi was born Ángela Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta on 8 April 1998 in Chone, Ecuador to an Italian father and an Ecuadorian mother.[7][1] She was raised in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.[6] She studied at the Pan American High School.[3] She specializes in nutrition and is a nutritionist coach and personal trainer.[7] 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.[8] 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 338,000 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.[8]

First Lady of Ecuador

2023 general election

During the 2023 Ecuadorian presidential elections, she accompanied her husband Daniel Noboa during the campaign trail.[9] 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.[8] Her clothing choice of wearing white was noted during the election cycle, even wearing a white bulletproof vest during campaign events.[10][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.[10] Her Guayaquil-based restaurant Green Deli, began selling the 'First Lady Smoothie' before the run-off election.[10]

On 15 October 2023, Noboa was elected president, making Valbonesi the first lady-designate of the country.[9] She is the country's youngest first lady at the age of 25.[9]

Tenure

Valbonesi became first lady of Ecuador when her husband was inaugurated president on 23 November 2023.[11] 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

In 2019, she met Daniel Noboa when he hired her as his personal nutritionist to lose weight while he was married.[4][8][12] They were married on 28 August 2021.[13] They have one son.[14] In October 2023, it was revealed that Valbonesi was expecting her second son with Noboa in February 2024.[4], on January 16, 2024, they welcomed to their second child, Furio Noboa Valbonesi.[15]

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

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ "Nutrizionista, modella e influencer: di origini italiane la First Lady in Ecuador" (in Italian). MSN. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lavinia Valbonesi de Noboa: entre lo más buscado en Google" (in Spanish). Diario Expreso. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "¿Quién es Lavinia Valbonesi, la futura primera dama de Ecuador?". CNN. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Quien es Lavinia Valbonesi, la futura primera dama de Ecuador". KESQ. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Ángela Valbonesi: The Influencer Poised to Become Ecuador's First Lady". MSN. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. 1 2 "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.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  9. 1 2 3 AFP (16 October 2023). "Daniel Noboa se convierte en el presidente más joven de Ecuador". Expansión (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 "Camiseta de Lavinia Valbonesi, furor en las votaciones como el muñeco de cartón de Daniel Noboa" (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Daniel Noboa elected Ecuador's youngest president". BBC. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ella es Lavinia, la esposa del candidato presidencial Daniel Noboa Azín". El Universo (in Spanish). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "¿Quién es Daniel Noboa?". El Comercio. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Nació Furio Noboa Valbonesi, el hijo menor del presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa" (in Spanish). El Universo. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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