Lorena Santen
Lorena Santen (née Mameli, born 24 June 1997) is a model, beauty pageant titleholder and banker.[1] She held the title of Miss Universe Switzerland and Miss Switzerland.[2][3]
Personal Life
[edit]Lorena Santen was born in Wettingen, in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland.[4]
Santen trained as a bank clerk and graduated from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.[5][6] She has worked in the Swiss banking sector for over ten years at UBS bank.[7][8][9]
Santen married in 2022.[10] The wedding celebration was held at the prestigious The Dolder Grand in Zurich.[11]
In September 2024, Santen gave birth to a son.[12][13]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss Universe Switzerland / Miss Switzerland
[edit]In September 2023, Santen was crowned Miss Universe Switzerland and Miss Switzerland.[14][15]
72nd Miss Universe
[edit]Lorena Santen represented Switzerland at the 72nd Miss Universe Competition in El Salvador on 18 November 2023.[16]
She made history as the first married woman from Switzerland and from Europe to ever compete in the Miss Universe competition and the first ever Miss Universe contestant and titleholder in a major beauty pageant to give birth and become a mother during her reign.[17]
Her national costume, which was inspired by the Swiss Guard, gained widespread recognition.[18] Media outlets like CNN[19] and Hola![20] praised it as one of the highlights of the competition's National Costume Show. Her performance and costume was also well-received and positively acknowledged by the Vatican and the Swiss Guard.[18][21][22]
References
[edit]- ^ Redaktion, die (4 December 2023). "Zwischen Bank und Bühne: Die faszinierende Reise von Lorena Santen zur Miss Universe Switzerland | FASHIONPAPER – das Magazin für Fashion, Beauty und Lifestyle" (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Miss Universe: Lorena Santen ist Miss Universe Switzerland". 20 Minuten. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "HOME". Miss Universe Switzerland (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Redaktion, die (4 December 2023). "Zwischen Bank und Bühne: Die faszinierende Reise von Lorena Santen zur Miss Universe Switzerland | FASHIONPAPER – das Magazin für Fashion, Beauty und Lifestyle".
- ^ "Spreitenbach: Lorena Santen ist Miss Universe Switzerland". Badener Tagblatt (in German). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Redaktion, die (4 December 2023). "Zwischen Bank und Bühne: Die faszinierende Reise von Lorena Santen zur Miss Universe Switzerland | FASHIONPAPER – das Magazin für Fashion, Beauty und Lifestyle" (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Miss Universe: Lorena Santen im Finale von Miss Universe Switzerland". 20 Minuten (in German). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Aargauerin Lorena Santen holt sich den Sieg bei Miss Universe Switzerland". ArgoviaToday – regionale News aus dem Aargau (in Swiss High German). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Redaktion, die (4 December 2023). "Zwischen Bank und Bühne: Die faszinierende Reise von Lorena Santen zur Miss Universe Switzerland | FASHIONPAPER – das Magazin für Fashion, Beauty und Lifestyle" (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ https://www.kath.ch/newsd/miss-universe-wettbewerb-katholikin-lorena-santen-als-schweizergardistin/
- ^ "Wedding Switzerland – Your perfect wedding at the Dolder Gran". The Dolder Grand.
- ^ "Amtierende Miss Universe Switzerland: Lorena Santen aus Spreitenbach wurde Mami". Tele M1 (in Swiss High German). 16 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Privatklinik Bethanien - Babygalerie". Swiss Medical Network (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "HOME". Miss Universe Switzerland (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Miss Universe Wettbewerb: Katholikin Lorena Santen als Schweizergardistin".
- ^ "Spreitenbach: Lorena Santen ist Miss Universe Switzerland". Aargauer Zeitung. 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Miss Universe Schweiz aus Spreitenbach wurde während Amtszeit Mutter: Ein Tabubruch?". ArgoviaToday – regionale News aus dem Aargau (in Swiss High German). 17 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b https://www.blick.ch/ausland/vatikan-lobt-miss-universe-outfit-aargauerin-sorgt-als-schweizer-gardistin-fuer-aufsehen-id19211002.html
- ^ Rees, Alex (17 November 2023). "Highlights from the 2023 Miss Universe pageant's national costume competition". CNN.
- ^ "Los trajes típicos más espectaculares en las preliminares de Miss Universo". hola.com. 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Schweizergarde-Kostüm an Miss-Wahl – dafür gab es Lob aus dem Vatikan". Badener Tagblatt. 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Miss Universe – Katholikin Lorena Santen als Schweizergardistin – kath.ch".