Biography.guide
Home › People › Model › Rosario Nadal
Portrait of Rosario Nadal

Rosario Nadal

b. 1968

Spanish consultant, art director, and model

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Rosario Nadal

Born 1968. Rosario Nadal is a Spanish and Bulgarian model and consultant.

María del Rosario Nadal y Fuster de Puigdórfila (born 22 October 1968), also known as the Princess of Preslav, is a Spanish consultant, art director, and former model. A former muse for Valentino, she works as an independent adviser to private art collectors and serves as the deputy director of the Colección Jumex. She is a senior member of the Bulgarian royal family as the estranged wife of Kyril, Prince of Preslav, from whom she separated in 2009.

Early life Rosario was born Doña María del Rosario Nadal y Fuster de Puigdórfila on 22 October 1968 in Palma de Mallorca to Doña Isabel Fuster de Puigdórfila y Villanova and Miguel Nadal y Bestard. A member of the Spanish nobility by birth, she is the granddaughter of Joaquín de Puigdórfila y Zaforteza, 9th Count of Olocau. Her family is descended from the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II through his daughter Isabel Moctezuma.

She was educated at the Colegio Madre Alberta. She went on to study fine art at Richmond, The American International University in London.

In the 1990s Rosario served as a muse to the Italian designer Valentino Garavani and modeled in one of his advertisement campaigns. She has been featured on the cover of Vanity Fair España, Vogue Spain and Vogue Italia.

In the early 2000s she became the personal art adviser for Mexican businessman Eugenio López Alonso. In 2013 Rosario and Vicente Todolí launched the Jumex Museum in Mexico City as part of the Colección Jumex, for which she serves as the deputy director. In her role at Jumex, she has procured works by Antoni Muntadas, Xabier Salaberría, Txomin Badiola, and Santiago Sierra and has worked in partnerships with the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

In September 2009 she and her husband were included in the Best Dressed List by Vanity Fair España. Rosario was added to the list again in 2013. She was added to the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List in 1995.

Rosario and Prince Kyril separated in October 2009. She has since been in a relationship with Albanian artist Anri Sala. While she and Prince Kyril are separated, they are not divorced, and she has made official appearances with him since the separation.

Rosario is a godmother of Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway. She is a close friend of Infanta Cristina of Spain and is also the godmother of her daughter, Irene Urdangarin y de Borbón.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Richmond, The American International University in London
Also known as
María del Rosario Nadal y Fuster de Puigdórfila, Rosario Nadal de Puigdorfila, Rosario, Princess of Preslav, Princess Rosario of Bulgaria, Princess Rosario

Family & relationships

Spouse
Kyril, Prince of Preslav
Child
Princess Mafalda of Bulgaria

People in Rosario Nadal's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Rosario Nadal's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rosario Nadal?

Spanish consultant, art director, and model

When was Rosario Nadal born?

Rosario Nadal was born on 22 October 1968 in Palma.

What is Rosario Nadal's occupation?

Rosario Nadal is a model and consultant.

What nationality is Rosario Nadal?

Rosario Nadal is Spanish and Bulgarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rosario Nadal

· Wikidata: Q75239273

· DBpedia: Rosario Nadal

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rosario Nadal. https://biography.guide/rosario-nadal/

MLA: "Rosario Nadal." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rosario-nadal/.

Chicago: "Rosario Nadal." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/rosario-nadal/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-21 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 04:59 UTC