Lavinia Valbonesi
First Lady of Ecuador since 2023 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ángela Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta (born 8 April 1998) is an Ecuadorian businesswoman, nutritionist, and social media influencer[2][3] who is the current first lady of Ecuador since 2023 as the wife of President Daniel Noboa.[4]
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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 |
| Relatives | Álvaro Noboa (father-in-law)[1] Anabella Azín (mother-in-law)[1] |
| 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.[5][6] She has also gained a large social media following on Instagram and TikTok, amassing over 1 million and around 934,500 followers respectively as of April 2025.[7]
Early life
Valbonesi was born Ángela Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta on 8 April 1998 in Chone, Ecuador, daughter of Italian father Furio Valbonesi (1953-2024)[8][9] and Ecuadorian mother Gloria Acosta (b. January 16, 1968),[10][11][2] She was raised in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.[7] She studied at the Liceo Panamericano. She specializes in nutrition and is a nutritionist coach and personal trainer.[11] Valbonesi stated that when she was 15 years old, she had body image issues until she attended a fitness conference in Australia in 2015.[4]
Valbonesi maintains a fitness center in Tampa, Florida.[5] Valbonesi is the owner of a healthy dining establishment, Green Deli, located in Guayaquil.[12]
She began her social media career in 2014 at the age of 16.[5] At first, her social media posts focused on her personal life, modeling and her lifestyle, however she soon began focusing on nutrition and fitness.[5] She has also modeled for several beauty care brands such as Herbal Essences.[12]
First Lady of Ecuador
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2023 general election
During 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.[4] Valbonesi utilized her social media status to influence Noboa's campaign with the younger voters and boosted his image.[7] 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][4]
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, having become so at the age of 25.[13]
Tenure
Valbonesi 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.[6]
Personal life
In 2019, she met Daniel Noboa when he hired her as his personal nutritionist to lose weight while he was married.[5][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.[6] However, she quickly shifted her attitude after joining Noboa on the campaign trail.[6]
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