Juliana Awada | |
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![]() Awada in 2018 | |
First Lady of Argentina | |
In role 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | |
President | Mauricio Macri |
Preceded by | Néstor Kirchner (As First Gentleman, 2010) |
Succeeded by | Fabiola Yáñez |
First Lady of Buenos Aires | |
In role 16 November 2010 – 10 December 2015 | |
Preceded by | Eva Píccolo |
Succeeded by | Bárbara Díez de Tejada |
Personal details | |
Born | María Juliana Awada 3 April 1974 Villa Ballester, Argentina |
Political party | Republican Proposal |
Other political affiliations | Cambiemos |
Spouse(s) |
Gustavo Capello
(m. 1997; div. 1998) |
Domestic partner | Bruno Laurent Barbier (1998–1999) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Alejandro Awada (brother) |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
María Juliana Awada (born 3 April 1974) is an Argentine businesswoman who served as the first lady of Argentina from 2015 to 2019.[1] She is the first woman in this role to have received the distinction of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic in 70 years and the second in history after Eva Perón in 1947.[2][3] In 2016, she was chosen as the most elegant First Lady in the world by ¡Hola! magazine.[4]