Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta

Tenure Valbonesi became first lady of Ecuador when her husband was inaugurated president on 23 November 2023. She has said that one of her first initiatives as first lady was to provide assistance to single mothers.

Personal life In 2019, she met Daniel Noboa when he hired her as his personal nutritionist to lose weight. They were married on 28 August 2021. They have two sons. she was expecting her third child, Stefano, but due to complications during the pregnancy that led her to undergo emergency surgery on August 15, 2026, her baby’s death was confirmed, thus declaring 3 days of mourning, being this the first death inside of the Carondelet Palace in the history

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. However, she quickly shifted her attitude after joining Noboa on the campaign trail.