María Isabel Preysler Arrastía (born February 18, 1951) is a Spanish and Filipino[1][2][3][4] socialite and television host.
In May 2001, she was Prince Charles' guest of honour for the opening of his Spanish Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in England.
Preysler continues to be the national spokesmodel for Ferrero Rocher, Suárez jewelry, Manolo Blahnik shoes, Chrysler cars and Porcelanosa tiles, for which American Hollywood actor George Clooney recently worked with her in 2006 to represent the brand in an advertising campaign.
[8] In 2006, Preysler was honored (along with Hillary Clinton, Shakira and Yoko Ono, among others) with the Women Together Award, which honors women for their philanthropic contributions to the United Nations in New York, making her the first woman of Filipino descent in history to win the award.
[9] In 2007, she and her daughters were invited by Prince Charles to be guests of honour at his London home, Clarence House.
[10] In 1970, Preysler was introduced to a retired footballer named Julio Iglesias, who had just signed a recording contract to become a singer.
[12] From 2015 to 2022, she was in a relationship with Peruvian Nobel laureate writer, journalist and politician Mario Vargas Llosa.