Beatrice Borromeo | |
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 Borromeo in 2017 | |
| Born | (1985-08-18)18 August 1985 (age 39) |
| Other names | Beatrice Casiraghi |
| Alma mater | Bocconi University Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, documentarian, special envoy for human rights |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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| Family | House of Borromeo (by birth) House of Grimaldi (by marriage) |
Beatrice dei Principi Borromeo Arese Taverna (born 18 August 1985) is an Italian journalist and model. Born inSouth Tyrol into anaristocratic family, she studied law atBocconi University in 2010 before earning a master's degree in journalism atColumbia University in 2012. Borromeo subsequently worked foril Fatto Quotidiano before becoming a columnist forNewsweek andDaily Beast in 2013. She also worked as a broadcast journalist forAnno Zero onRai 2 and hosted a weekly show on theRadio 105 Network. Borromeo marriedPierre Casiraghi, in 2015; they have two children. She became an ambassador for the fashion brandDior in 2021.
Borromeo is the daughter ofDon Carlo FerdinandoBorromeo, Count ofArona (born in 1935), the son of Vitaliano Borromeo, 2nd Prince ofAngera, and his long-time companion, CountessDonnaPaola Marzotto (born in 1955). Through her father she is related toCarlo Borromeo (1538–1584), who became a cardinal of theCatholic Church, Archbishop ofMilan, and a canonized saint. The family currently owns most of theBorromean Islands in theLago Maggiore,Milan city, and many other estates in theLombardy andPiedmont countrysides.
Borromeo has an older brother, Carlo Ludovico Borromeo, who is married toMarta Ferri.[6][7][8] She has three older half-sisters from her father's marriage toGerman model Marion Sybil Zota:[9] Isabella, married to CountUgo Brachetti Peretti;[10] Lavinia, married toJohn Elkann;[11] andMatilde, married to Prince Antonius zuFürstenberg.[12][13]
Borromeo's maternal grandmother was the fashion designerMarta Marzotto (née Vacondio),[14] ex-wife of CountUmberto Marzotto.[15][16] Her uncle, CountMatteo Marzotto, is the former president and director of theValentino fashion house at the time the label belonged to the Marzotto Group.
She finished secondary education, in 2004, at Milan's Liceo Classico Giovanni Berchet.[3] Borromeo received a bachelor of laws fromBocconi University,Milan in 2010, under supervision of prof. Lorenzo Cuocolo. She received a Masters in Journalism from theColumbia University Journalism School in May 2012.[17]
Beatrice was a contributor toNewsweek and theDaily Beast in 2013. Prior to that, and from the newspaper's beginning in 2009, she worked as a full-time reporter forIl Fatto Quotidiano. She continued in that position through the year 2016.[3] She has appeared on many television shows in Italy, beginning withAnno Zero onRai 2 where she worked for two years, from 2006 to 2008.[3] Every week she interviewed an average three guests on political development and social evils. In 2009, she even hosted a weekly show on theRadio 105 Network.[3] She interviewedRoberto Saviano, the famous author ofGomorrah, forAbove magazine's June 2009 issue.[3] She also interviewed American author ofLA ConfidentialJames Ellroy[18] and former candidate for Colombia's presidencyIngrid Betancourt both forIl Fatto Quotidiano. For the same newspaper, she interviewedMarcello Dell'Utri,[19] Italian Senator and co-founder ofForza Italia. In the interview, Dell'Utri admitted to have entered politics to get immunity in order to escape his arrest. Her first article forIl Fatto Quotidiano, published on 14 September 2009, was aboutVito De Filippo, then-president of the Italian region ofBasilicata, allocating European funds for theMiss Italia contest.[20] She also wrote an article forThe Daily Beast published in June 2012 about Italian prosecutorNicola Gratteri.[21]
Borromeo directedMamma Mafia, a documentary about mafia women: its preview was released by theNewsweek Daily Beast Company on 31 January 2013. That was her sole film in the English language. She has directed several documentaries in the Italian language, ranging from topics such as the women of'Ndrangheta,selfie surgery, and the children ofCaivano.[3]
Speaking of the children who live in the slums of Caivano, Borromeo said: "These children never get to be children. They live in horror and daily terror and that seems to be normal."[3][22]
Borromeo collaborated withMarco Travaglio andVauro Senesi on the bookItalia Annozero (Chiarelettere, 2009).
She also wrote the preface forBirgit Hamer'sDelitto senza castigo: La Vera Storia diVittorio Emanuele di Savoia. (Aliberti, 2011).[23] Birgit is a very old family friend whose mother was dear friends with Borromeo's mother, and Borromeo has admitted to having grown up hearing about the murder ofDirk Hamer from his sisters, including Birgit.[3] Borromeo broke the story of the video confession of Vittorio Emanuele,[24] who subsequently sued the newspaper for defamation. In 2015 a court ruled in favour of the newspaper.[25] Borromeo then posted on Twitter: "Vincere una causa è sempre piacevole, ma contro Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia la goduria è doppia!" ("Winning a case is always nice, but against Victor Emmanuel of Savoy the pleasure is double"),[26] which resulted in spat on social media with his sonEmanuele Filiberto.[25] Borromeo directed an Italian-language documentary on the incident which released onNetflix in July 2023.[27]
Beatrice began modelling in 2000, when she was 15 years old. Her mother entrusted her to her friendPiero Piazzi, who worked at the Tomei modelling agency; he managed and launched her career as a model. She then walked for brands such asChanel,Valentino,Trussardi, as well as becoming the face ofBlumarine.[28] In March 2021, Borromeo was announced as 2021Dior ambassador.[29]
Since 2008, Borromeo became increasingly known in thetabloid press as the girlfriend ofPierre Casiraghi, the younger son ofCaroline, Princess of Hanover. The couple married in acivil ceremony on Saturday, 25 July 2015 in the gardens of thePrince's Palace of Monaco. The religious ceremony took place on 1 August 2015 onIsola Bella, one of theBorromean Islands onLake Maggiore, Italy.
In November 2015 she was sanctioned Special Envoy for Human Rights for F4D.[3]
In 2005, she considered herself an "atheist and leftist".[30]
Pierre and Beatrice's first son was born in February 2017. Their second son was born in May 2018.
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